Young Guns Rise Up

Cornyn, Ensign Staking Leadership Ground

• By David M. Drucker
• Roll Call Staff
• May 7, 2009, Midnight

Republican Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and John Ensign (Nev.) appear from the outside to be locked in a behind-the-scenes duel to fill the GOP’s leadership void, but the conservative Senators’ separate ambitions could ultimately head off a direct confrontation between the two.