Tom Coburn: Republicans Are in Denial

WSJ ^ | May 27th, 2008 | Tom Coburn

[AprilfromTexas]

I wish Tom Coburn would run for President...

*sigh*

[padre35]

Hard to argue with Tom Coburn, especially when it seems to me the Republicans have appealed to a “Bring home the bacon” strategy to try and maintain any seats in the House.

[Liberty Valance]

Sam Cheney’64!

[The_Republican]

Message from Tom Coburn:

John McCain, for all his faults, is the one Republican candidate who can lead us through our wilderness. Mr. McCain is not running on a messianic platform or as a great healer of dysfunctional Republicans who refuse to help themselves. His humility is one of his great strengths. In his heart, he's a soldier who sees one more hill to charge, one more mission to complete.

[TheEaglehasLanded]

Tom Coburn has been attacked by the left including Barack Obama with a backhanded compliment comparing his association with Weather Underground Terrorist Bill Ayers to working with Dr. Tom.

[littlehouse36]

Many Republicans are waiting for a consultant or party elder to come down from the mountain and, in Moses-like fashion, deliver an agenda and talking points on stone tablets

 

Actually, one did:

 

•    Our military superiority cannot be compromised.
•    Our government must remain federalist and governing should be conducted as close to the people as possible.
•    Money and resources are best used when they remain in the hands of the people. A competitive America is one where taxes are low and government is small.
•    Unleashing the power of free markets is key to a vibrant economic future.
•    Culture makes all the difference in determining the strength of a nation. Our American values must be protected and nurtured.
•    Government should be accountable and transparent.

 

https://www.freestrongamerica.com/

[Badger1]

Senator Coburn hits the nail on the head when he states that “Regaining our brand is not about “messaging.” It’s about action.”

Without action, nobody is going to believe any set of talking points the Republicans spout.

[The_Republican]

Oh yeah, he had a great line right after that one. We don’t need better advertising, we need TRUTH in advertising.

That’s it. There is nothing more to diagnose.

[navyguy]

I like Coburn, but he still doesn’t get it. The formerly conservative GOP is losing because they have totaly abandoned their bread and butter base. It isn’t *just* about small government... it’s also recognizing that no matter how much the base contacts them the base is totally ignored. Put simply: WE DON’T COUNT OR MATTER. YOU HAVE NO VOICE. APART FROM TAX COLLECTION PURPOSES, YOUR GOVERNMENT THINKS YOU ARE TOTALLY WORTHLESS.

Until Coburn and the rest of the self absorbed imbeciles in the GOP get that they deserve to lose and lose hard.

[Prokopton]

All of those nice words only to build up to the total disconnect of the last paragraph. This pathetically overly dramatic pitch for McCain is illogical when you look at the facts of his willingness to waste huge amounts of money on caring for foreign criminals and feeding the global warming frenzy. And McCain's great strength is his humility? That's almost Scrappleface.

[Biblebelter]

It seems to me this guy Coburn is indicting Jorge Bush for his compassionate conservatism which was both ideologically impure and very very fiscally irresponsible. That is a sound argument and indictment. Where this guy gets lost is, it is hard to indict Bush for the failures of compassionate conservatism and then embrace this RINO relic as if he something more than a patriotic pro-war Democrat who happened to game the primary system to get the Republican nomination.

[KoRn]

AWESOME!! Column!!!!

Hopefully the ‘powers that be’ will get the idea...

[SoConPubbie]

Message from Tom Coburn:

John McCain, for all his faults, is the one Republican candidate who can lead us through our wilderness. Mr. McCain is not running on a messianic platform or as a great healer of dysfunctional Republicans who refuse to help themselves. His humility is one of his great strengths. In his heart, he's a soldier who sees one more hill to charge, one more mission to complete.

Too bad McCain's actions do not match up with Tom Coburn's statements.

Humility is the last attribute I would assign to John McCain's character.

Stubborness (clinging to nonsense like Amnesty and the Global Warming Scam), bitterness against conservatives for voting against him in 2000, and a total lack of acting on principle as evidenced by his calculating approach to all issues (his positions on the issues are not driven by his principles but by what he believes will garner him the most votes).

All of this is best proven by his own history:

1. Gang of Fourteen (Kept some of President Bush’s best judges from being presented for a vote) See here and here
2. McCain-Fiengold (Assault on Free Speech and Pro-Life
3. McCain-Kennedy (Amnesty for criminal Illegal Aliens)
4. McCain-Lieberman (50 cents a gallon tax)
5. Total support for global warming scam, including the Carbon Cap-and-Trade system. See Here
6. Support for embryonic stem cell research (Murder of unborn babies).
7. Wants to moderate or soften the Pro-Life plank of the GOP Platform. See Here and Here and Here. 8. Wants to close Gitmo and give Terrorists access to our legal system.
9. F grade from Gun-Owners of America.
10. C grade from NRA.
11. 65% score from American Conservative Union in 2006
12. Wants to bail out sub-prime losers (many of which are either illegal aliens or lied on thier applications) with US tax money.
13. Voted against President Bush’s tax cuts (called them tax-cuts for the rich)
14. Flirted with the idea of crossing over to the Dems in 2004.
15. Wants to implement a socialist Health Care proposal that includes providing tax-coffer monies (your tax dollars) to the states to provide Health Care Insurance for those who either refuse to pay for it, or are unable to afford it (mostly illegal aliens).
16. Divorced his wife after he got back from Vietnam. The same woman who remained true to him and raised his kids while he was imprisoned.
17. Refuses to drill in ANWR. See here and here
18. Agrees with Democrats that our Foreign Policy has been arrogant and we need to be more humble.
19. Thinks and states that Pharmaceutical companies are evil
20. Has accepted funding from Soros and Teresa Heinz-Kerry for his institute
21. John McCain's Top 10 Class-Warfare Arguments Against Tax Cuts
22. "I think the Democrat Party is a fine and I have no problems with it, in their views and philosophy"
23. Strongly against Same Sex Marriage Ban Constitutional Amendment
24. Voted for Pro-Abortion Bill and Here.
25. Voted against bill that would impose sanctions against foreign governments and companies that invest more than $20 million in Iran's energy sector until the president certified to Congress that Iran had dismantled its weapons of mass destruction Here and Here
26. Voted against repealing the death tax.
27. McCain-Edwards-Kennedy    (Many Democrat inspired bad rules included in this monstrosity)

[Liberty2007]

Actually, one did: • Our military superiority cannot be compromised. • Our government must remain federalist and governing should be conducted as close to the people as possible. • Money and resources are best used when they remain in the hands of the people. A competitive America is one where taxes are low and government is small. • Unleashing the power of free markets is key to a vibrant economic future. • Culture makes all the difference in determining the strength of a nation. Our American values must be protected and nurtured. • Government should be accountable and transparent. https://www.freestrongamerica.com/

Spoiler Jaun Mccain is the first person you see on the website. notice in the posters bullet points does it say secure borders,how else do you get a FREE and STRONG america. HORSE HOCKEY!!!!

[upsdriver]

John McCain, for all his faults, is the one Republican candidate who can lead us through our wilderness. Mr. McCain is not running on a messianic platform or as a great healer of dysfunctional Republicans who refuse to help themselves. His humility is one of his great strengths. In his heart, he's a soldier who sees one more hill to charge, one more mission to complete

Had to agree with Sen. Coburn until I got to this last paragraph. Seems like Tom has his own denial going on. For one thing, McCain's humility is non existent and for another, his message is anti-republican.

To get the Republicans back on message, I would advise them to watch Reagan's speeches for one hour each day before going about their work. Or even Newt Gringrich's speeches pre-1995. Put them on cds to listen in their cars, offices, etc. I would also advise them to quit getting their news from the MSM and go with alternative news outlets.

[JoJo Gunn]

Everyone needs to click on the link and read the last paragraph.

What a steaming pile of propaganda.

[Coldwater Creek]

Humility?????????????????

[kingu]

Well, yup, we are waiting for the agenda. Because the truth is, the only way to make coattails from the national election is to say ‘we’re going to do...’ and give a list to the electorate. You know, like how the liberals have been doing it time and time again.

[RJL]

Tom had authored a wonderful message, then it was ruined by his statement of support for John McCain, who is leading the charge to the liberal side.

Message from Tom Coburn:

John McCain, for all his faults, is the one Republican candidate who can lead us through our wilderness. Mr. McCain is not running on a messianic platform or as a great healer of dysfunctional Republicans who refuse to help themselves. His humility is one of his great strengths. In his heart, he's a soldier who sees one more hill to charge, one more mission to complete.