Comments (21)

lisadawn82 wrote on February 7, 2007 11:16 AM:

"US Senator Tom Coburn [R-OK] says he will not run for re-election if an ethics bill that's passed the Senate becomes law." - Okay, if you insist.

legion wrote on February 7, 2007 11:17 AM:

Ahhh, the jokes. They write themselves some days.

Jim Houston wrote on February 7, 2007 11:24 AM:

Well!

verplanck colvin wrote on February 7, 2007 11:32 AM:

can i get that in writing?

Reminds me of Ted Stevens' similar whine about resigning if his bridge to nowhere earmark went instead to those katrina deadbeats...

Jim H from Indiana wrote on February 7, 2007 11:33 AM:

What's the downside to this law again? None, you say. I'd agree!

EUGENE wrote on February 7, 2007 11:42 AM:

does he think we will miss him?

Beth wrote on February 7, 2007 12:05 PM:

Promise, swear, hope to die, stick a needle in your eye? Okay then. I'm sure the Senate staffers will be relieved they no longer have to sit through one of your slide shows.

scarshapedstar wrote on February 7, 2007 12:13 PM:

Reform or Coburn.

That makes Eddie Izzard's "Cake... or Death?" sound like a difficult decision.

TubaLes wrote on February 7, 2007 12:24 PM:

Yippeeeee!!!

mbbsdphil wrote on February 7, 2007 12:35 PM:

Senator, you're teasing. Ted Stevens got all us girls so excited with that same line, then couldn't perform as promised. Disappointing.

Please, Senator, be the first to go. And go quickly. What idiot would publicly promise to resign -- when he has no intention of doing so -- because his employer threatens to require him to be more ethical, or at least to quickly and publicly disclose his dealings with those most likely to corrupt him?

To paraphrase Molly Ivins, every village loses its idiot when Congress is in session.

davis¹³ wrote on February 7, 2007 1:31 PM:

"Ahhh, the jokes. They write themselves some days."

Thank you. I needed a laugh. I've been going round and round with the rightwingers at cspansucks. It gets old.

Richard L. Adlof wrote on February 7, 2007 1:54 PM:

Truth be told . . . Coburn will probably be outta office before the next election if the President signs the bill into law.

I am predicting a run on orange jumpsuits by Republican law-makers if the bill becomes law . . . Like a potato chip addict with a freshly open bag o' chips, they can not help themselves.

Neal Borelli wrote on February 7, 2007 1:58 PM:

I don't think you all understand where Tom Colburn is coming from. The reason he objects to the new bill is that it isn't strict enough. He is the one who co-sponsored the bill with Senator Obama to create a public database of all earmarks. I refer you to this article for more on Mr. Colburn: http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_5318

Neal Borelli wrote on February 7, 2007 2:10 PM:

I just wanted to add that you really shouldn't get your news from Fox News. Most Republicans hate Senator Colburn and Fox is simply using his objection to the bill as a way to attack him.

Shamus wrote on February 7, 2007 2:18 PM:

Neal, the AP story quotes Coburn as saying that "An honest mistake could cost a lawmaker $500,000 to defend himself." That doens't sound like a senator who thinks the bill isn't tough enough.

However, I do find his opposition perplexing. Coburn has been vocal in his opposition to earmarking. He was one of the most vocal critics of Ted "Tubes" Stevens' bridge to nowhere. There is obviously more to this story than meets the eye.

Neal Borelli wrote on February 7, 2007 2:26 PM:

I agree Shamus. As a liberal, I certainly don't like Colburn's positions on social policy, but I have to respect that he has fought the good fight in the past. Maybe he is concerned about politicians being entrapped by the new law, who knows. But in any event, I just wanted to point out we shouldn't assume he is evil just because he is a Republican.

Max Edison wrote on February 7, 2007 3:22 PM:

Sen. Colburn is an idiot, who in his last campaign claimed that lesbianism was rampant in public schools in Oklahoma.

Adios, Senator, and don't let the door hit ya where the Good Lord split ya.

AlwayzADem wrote on February 7, 2007 4:29 PM:

Hey, Coburn!! Is that a REAL promise? Or a Ted-Stevens-version of a promise?

Swear it on the Quran???

NEVERvoteRepublicanAgain wrote on February 7, 2007 5:17 PM:

Bye bye.....Wasn't this idiot the one that NEVER had a gay family member in the history of his family?? Closets anyone.

A village will gain an idiot when he returns home.

MlueJersey wrote on February 7, 2007 5:44 PM:

Why wait? Quit now.

lespool wrote on February 7, 2007 10:04 PM:

GOOD GOD! Republicans are ABSOLUTELY IMMORAL --- or they would SHUT animals like Coburn UP!