COBURN MUST RESIGN!

[Conan71]

What kind of business would Coburn have talking to the lawyer of the mistress of Ensign?  A court of law may require proof beyond a reasonable doubt, but outside of court I think we can use the sniff test and know this stinks to high heaven.

And who cares about Hampton's attorney being implicated as well?  Maybe he should, but he also isn't representing the state of Oklahoma. 

And Conan, what's up with the "agnostic lesbian" comment?  Why throw out the homophobia because you are uncomfortable with the discussion?  I doubt her sexual orientation has anything to do with the story and you going there with that comment shows that you think calling her such is a terrible put down.  In actuality, it says a lot more about you. 

You know:

A) Nothing about the law if you think this was a bribe
B) Nothing about me and obviously don't read the forum much if you think I'm a homophobe.  Rachel Maddow is a charicature of a serious journalist. 

Tom Coburn wasn't representing the state of Oklahoma in this matter.  If anything it sounds like he was acting in his capacity as a friend and room mate, not a legislator.  Legislators do have private lives.  I assure you, if I sensed there was anything illegal about Coburn's actions, I'd be all over it.

If you don't like Coburn, why are you wasting bandwidth over it.  Vote to fire him in Nov. 2010 if you think he's such a doosh.

[RecycleMichael]

Unfortunately for you, I don't see this deal, even if he did act as an intermediary, getting him impeached from office.  Could it become a campaign issue which turns voters against him in 2010, quite possibly. 

I agree that what has come out so far is not impeachable, but still very odd and disturbing. Why is my Senator involved in such business? This seems very peculiar for him.

[Conan71]

I agree that what has come out so far is not impeachable, but still very odd and disturbing. Why is my Senator involved in such business? This seems very peculiar for him.

If he was "your guy" you would care less.

[RecycleMichael]

If he was "your guy" you would care less.

That is not true. I am deeply disappointed in many democrats and just choose to not write about them much. I have written criticism of Obama, Bill Clinton and don't get me strated on Harry Reid.

[Conan71]

don't get me strated on Harry Reid.

Please, please, please!!!  How about Speaker Pelosi too?

[RecycleMichael]

I will bash a fellow democrat if you promise to bash a fellow republican.

Harry Reid has been completely ineffective as Senate Majority Leader. He has the 60 votes, but can't seem to get them to agree on anything. He has a history of very funny fundraising (Nevada) and when shouted at recent town meetings, cowardly decided to only do them by phone in the future.

[FOTD]

It looks like the liberal loons are getting desperate.

Rager! You got it! Maddow blasts TulsaWorld!

Mr. Coburn our Deacon, holier than thou, Senaturd brokers cheaper payoff rates for Senaturds to their misstress' families...and then lies about it....Coburns a lying prick. CoCo, quit defending the indefensible....

[Conan71]

I'm not defending Coburn over anything other than people mis-reading the accounts given as some sort of criminal act when there does not appear to have been one.  I know you get morning wood every day thinking of Senators Inhofe or Coburn being cast from office in some sticky scandal, but you missed on this one.  Only way lying becomes a legal issue is if he does it under oath and perjurs himself.

Do you care to call POTUS Obama a liar for un-fulfilled or renegged campaign promises?

[Conan71]

I will bash a fellow democrat if you promise to bash a fellow republican.

Harry Reid has been completely ineffective as Senate Majority Leader. He has the 60 votes, but can't seem to get them to agree on anything. He has a history of very funny fundraising (Nevada) and when shouted at recent town meetings, cowardly decided to only do them by phone in the future.

I bash so many Repugs, I've lost count.

I've been bashing Screwy Dewey and stumping for Adelson, I think that would suffice as a very recent example.

[FOTD]

I'm not defending Coburn over anything other than people mis-reading the accounts given as some sort of criminal act when there does not appear to have been one.  I know you get morning wood every day thinking of Senators Inhofe or Coburn being cast from office in some sticky scandal, but you missed on this one.  Only way lying becomes a legal issue is if he does it under oath and perjurs himself.

Do you care to call POTUS Obama a liar for un-fulfilled or renegged campaign promises?

He's got three years to go to fulfill.

Let me get this right.... you still support Coburn despite all his bizarre behavior? And Inhofe ?

Sorry, no woody over these crapheads. Just misery. Like %20 unemployment, record deficits, and lousy health care. Yes, they are to blame.

[Conan71]

He's got three years to go to fulfill.

Let me get this right.... you still support Coburn despite all his bizarre behavior? And Inhofe ?

Sorry, no woody over these crapheads. Just misery. Like %20 unemployment, record deficits, and lousy health care. Yes, they are to blame.

Coburn and Inhofe are soley to blame for bad health care, 20% UE, and record deficits (Coburn is a budget hawk to the nth degree)?  I think you missed locusts, drought, and plague too, maybe even swine flu and AIDS.

[rwarn17588]

(Coburn is a budget hawk to the nth degree)

Except when it came to that $700 billion TARP thingy.

Listen ... it's OK to be a deficit hawk if you're consistent about it. But approving TARP most certainly swelled the deficit, so it's safe to say that Coburn's wings as a deficit hawk have been clipped.

I'd much rather my U.S. representatives and senators be pragmatic. Coburn said during a town hall meeting that if TARP hadn't been approved, the country was looking at the collapse of the banking system and 30 percent unemployment. So, approving TARP seemed to be an especially prudent decision, given the alternative. Just don't call yourself a crusader against deficits if your record says otherwise.

[Conan71]

Okay brother, RW.  If I say "Hawkish tendencies with one major transgression" do I get an "amen!" from you?

[rwarn17588]

Okay brother, RW.  If I say "Hawkish tendencies with one major transgression" do I get an "amen!" from you?

Saying Coburn is a deficit hawk after TARP is like saying Richard Nixon was a wildly successful president if you don't count Watergate.

[RecycleMichael]

I bash so many Repugs, I've lost count.

I've been bashing Screwy Dewey and stumping for Adelson, I think that would suffice as a very recent example.

Almost every republican I know has been bashing Dewey Bartlett. Bash someone new.