Maybe, but I hope you can appreciate why you're getting the ad hominem accusations from your words in the original post.

Can't we appreciate when justice is done or good questions are asked no matter who is asking them?

Personally, I know the national media is going to navel gaze on any opportunity to put any hard questions to this administration. We might as well support the opposition party for at least serving some purpose.

You should probably respond to his point that if Cornyn's position were so radical, surely President Obama would have acted in opposition. Otherwise, you can call the position deeply immoral, but surely it's bipartisan by now.