You'd think that someone who was once Texas' Attorney General would continue that tough on crime stance once he hits the majors. But Senator John Cornyn proved yesterday that cronyism and party mean more than justice.

For a little background, about four years ago KBR employee Jamie Jones was gang-raped by coworkers while working in Iraq, and then shoved in a shipping container and told if she sought medical attention, she'd be fired.

On her KBR contract, waaaaaaaaaaaay down there in teeny fine print, was a clause that said she was not allowed to sue her employer. Her only recourse, according to the contract, was company mediation.

Enter 2009, and Sen. Al Franken. Although I personally still wait for him to break into Stuart Smalley, Franken has already made several remarkable strides in rebranding himself as a serious lawmaker. Yesterday, he introduced an amendment to a defense bill that would automatically render any company who doesn't allow its employees to take cases involving sexual harassment, assault or discrimination to court ineligible for government contracts.

While the amendment's genesis is obviously Jones' case, Franken was quick to point out that it applied broadly to any company seeking a government contract.

It passed, 68-30. Among the 30 against was Texas' own John Cornyn.

So I ask again: John Cornyn, why do you like rape?