moelane.com - 20 days ago
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(H/T: Big Government ) Senator Tom Coburn is living up to his nickname: Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who developed a close friendship with President Obama when they served together in the Senate, is threatening to have the entire health care bill read on the Senate floor. Senior ...
politico.com - 21 days ago
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politico.com —
November 06, 2009 Coburn threatening to have bill
read on Senate floor Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma...
Republican who developed a close friendship with President Obama when they served together in the Senate, is threatening to have the entire health ...
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Coburn threatening to have bill read on Senate floor
biggovernment.com - 20 days ago
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From Politico: Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican
who developed a close friendship with President Obama when...
they served together in the Senate, is threatening to have the entire health care bill read on the Senate floor. Senior Senate ...
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Why We Love Sen. Coburn, Reason #325: Dr. No Threatening ...
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Doctor No, health care rationing, and unanimous consent.
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... and discrimination. We’re also talking about a guy with an approval rating somewhere around 60 with his constituents – so that argument is out, too. Ed Morrissey thinks that this could delay the bill for up to half a year; I don’t expect it to go that far, but Coburn’s poised to be able to do one heck of a monkeywrenching job on the health care rationing bill for at least the rest of 2009…
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Doctor No, health care rationing, and unanimous consent.
RedState —
... duplication and discrimination. We’re also talking about a guy with an approval rating somewhere around 60 with his constituents - so that argument is out, too. Ed Morrissey thinks that this could delay the bill for up to half a year; I don’t expect it to go that far, but Coburn’s poised to be able to do one heck of a monkeywrenching job on the health care rationing bill for at least the rest of 2009…
Moe Lane
Crossposted to Moe Lane.
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