AUSTIN — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn called Friday for inclusiveness among Republicans and suggested his party should be the “responsible adults in the room and actually govern” — a sentiment that stands in stark contrast to Texan colleague and tea party firebrand Ted Cruz.
Formally kicking off his campaign for a third term at an Austin beer garden, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican insisted he wasn’t distancing himself from Cruz, who has promised to fight for conservative principles no matter the cost.