Posted on 07/24/2009 9:43:38 AM PDT by OkeyDokeyOkie
WASHINGTON – Armadillos, marshmallows and American liberty.
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn managed to connect those three in a speech Thursday on the Senate floor to explain how he traps armadillos that visit his yard in Muskogee and what Americans could learn from their fate.
"They'll ruin a good yard 'cause they like grub worms,'' the Oklahoma Republican said in remarks on federal spending that could be described as vintage Coburn.
"So all you have to do is to lay a few marshmallows out and then put a marshmallow or two in the trap cage. You'll catch those suckers.''
According to Coburn, that's exactly what's happening to Americans and their liberty.
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