Sure, we’re not exactly friendly with Sen. John Cornyn, given his almost lockstep agreement with the Bush Administration. But we’ve always been pretty happy with his support for open government and freedom of information laws, and now this – he loves bats! The Oct. 2 edition of his weekly op-ed praises bats, warning Texans who might fear the flying furballs that, “The U.S. food supply is indebted to Texas bats. Migrating moths eaten by bats in Texas cannot later attack cornfields in Kansas and Iowa. The positive impact on agriculture alone runs into millions of dollars every year.” Perhaps he’s just pandering to the Austin vote, but we doubt it.
This article appears in October 19 • 2007.