http://www.sundriesshack.com/2009/01/07/tom-coburn-channels-braveheart-calls-out-the-whole-senate/ Delivering the Best of the New Media Since 2004. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:08:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sundriesshack.com/2009/01/07/tom-coburn-channels-braveheart-calls-out-the-whole-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-677628 This Is Why I Wanted Tom Coburn for Senate Minority Leader | All American Blogger Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:57:04 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=7374#comment-677628 [...] This is the guy I wanted:  “The decision by Senate leaders to kick off the new Congress with an earmark-laden omnibus lands bill makes a mockery of voters’ hopes for change. This package represents some of the worst aspects of congressional incompetence and parochialism. Congress should spend the next few weeks holding hearings on an economic stimulus package and identifying areas of the budget to cut to pay for that proposal. Instead, the Senate is set to resume business as usual.” [...] [...] This is the guy I wanted:  “The decision by Senate leaders to kick off the new Congress with an earmark-laden omnibus lands bill makes a mockery of voters’ hopes for change. This package represents some of the worst aspects of congressional incompetence and parochialism. Congress should spend the next few weeks holding hearings on an economic stimulus package and identifying areas of the budget to cut to pay for that proposal. Instead, the Senate is set to resume business as usual.” [...]

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