On the topic of socialism vs capitalism, Cornyn said, "What history has taught us is that socialism can't exist side by side with individual freedom. That the only way socialism can exist is with brute government force."
On the recent airstrikes in Syria, Cornyn said, "We need a fulsome strategy and not just airstrikes where we blow things up and we pat ourselves on the back and congratulate ourselves for having done, what is literally very little to stop this threat."
On Friday's edition of Lubbock's First News, Texas U.S. Senator John Cornyn talked with Rex and Cole Shooter about a little lizard, and the big problem its creating for Texas oil producers.