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Coburn Warns Vote-Switchers on Health Care
The New York Times ^ | 03-18-10 | CARL HULSE

Posted on 03/18/2010 6:49:51 PM PDT by GOP_Lady

There are senators who use their power to block bills and nominations in the Senate, and then there is Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma.

Raising the bar on Republican opposition maneuvers in the Senate, Mr. Coburn on Thursday threatened to put future holds on any Democratic House members who switch their vote in favor of the health care bill, lose their election as a result next November, and then are rewarded with a high-ranking job in the Obama administration.

“If you voted no and you vote yes and you lose your election and you think any nomination to a federal position isn’t going to be held in the Senate, I’ve got news for you, it’s going to be held,” said Mr. Coburn, a physician known somewhat affectionately around the Senate as Dr. No.

Mr. Coburn, appearing at a news conference with 10 fellow Republican lawmakers who are also doctors, promised to scour upcoming spending bills for any special projects that may be given to lawmakers who reluctantly back the health care bill.

“If you think you can cut a deal now and it not come out until after the election, I want to tell you that isn’t going to happen and be prepared to defend selling your vote in the House,” Mr. Coburn warned those making up their minds across the rotunda.


(Excerpt) Read more at thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: coburn; health; healthcare; obamacare
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To: LZ_Bayonet

Juan McCain’s bill McCain-Feingold helped give us a Dem 2006/2008 Congress and 2008 Obama.

We may get ObamaCare thanks to McCain and Newt NY-23 Gingrich.


21 posted on 03/18/2010 7:08:01 PM PDT by Frantzie (TV - sending Americans towards Islamic serfdom - Cancel TV service NOW)
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To: hstacey

Tell me about it, and I’m from Cleveland.

Cleveland will elect ANYONE with a ‘D’ after their name.


22 posted on 03/18/2010 7:08:09 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: GOP_Lady

There’ve been a number who’ve done well. We’ll remember at voting time.


23 posted on 03/18/2010 7:09:03 PM PDT by bronxville
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To: bronxville

I heard Dr COburn on audio - he was terrific.


24 posted on 03/18/2010 7:09:52 PM PDT by bronxville
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To: GOP_Lady

Ye gads!!! A Republican senator with balls!!!

Isn’t that against the rules somehow?


25 posted on 03/18/2010 7:13:21 PM PDT by Ronin
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To: onyx
I agree. And the Deemorats response was?

“There is no limit to what the other side will do to protect the insurance companies,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.

26 posted on 03/18/2010 7:16:27 PM PDT by fightinJAG (Donate to keep ads running against Obamacare & Rat congresscritters http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/)
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To: GOP_Lady

Oklahoma is blessed with two great senators.


27 posted on 03/18/2010 7:20:51 PM PDT by bwc2221
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To: onyx
Doctor Senator Tom Coburn must be VERY GOOD with a scalpel!
28 posted on 03/18/2010 7:28:21 PM PDT by SubMareener (Become a monthly donor! Free FreeRepublic.com from Quarterly FReepathons!)
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To: SoCalRight

I love him too!!!


29 posted on 03/18/2010 7:34:04 PM PDT by Lady on the Lake
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To: Lady on the Lake

bookmark


30 posted on 03/18/2010 7:40:02 PM PDT by Publius6961 (You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do)
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To: GOP_Lady

SICK EM

AND BITE HARD . . . IN VERY TENDER PLACES.


31 posted on 03/18/2010 7:41:10 PM PDT by Quix (BLOKES who got us where we R: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: GOP_Lady
'Bout time we started playing a bit of hardball. I love it.

Nam Vet

32 posted on 03/18/2010 7:43:01 PM PDT by Nam Vet (Inuendo IS NOT an Italian suppository.)
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To: GOP_Lady

I’m from California so it isn’t any better here. They just look like the’re pulled too much (facelifts)....


33 posted on 03/18/2010 7:43:31 PM PDT by hstacey (An ounce of pretension is worth a pound of manure...)
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To: Norman Bates
My man Tom. :-)

:)


34 posted on 03/18/2010 8:00:01 PM PDT by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: bwc2221

People in OK know how to elect officials, that’s for sure. :-)


35 posted on 03/18/2010 8:02:48 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: fightinJAG; SubMareener

Doctor Senator Tom Coburn is up for reelection this year. It’s for his second term and he has already said that his second term will be his final term. He truly “gets it.”


36 posted on 03/18/2010 8:05:46 PM PDT by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: GOP_Lady

Coburn was my favorite Sen. Then he voted yes on the first stimulus. Stabbed me in the heart.


37 posted on 03/18/2010 8:11:45 PM PDT by PilotDave (No, really, you just can't make this stuff up!!!)
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To: GOP_Lady
“If you think you can cut a deal now and it not come out until after the election, I want to tell you that isn’t going to happen and be prepared to defend selling your vote in the House,” Mr. Coburn warned those making up their minds across the rotunda.

who does he think he is kidding? This has been SOP for decades

38 posted on 03/18/2010 8:17:03 PM PDT by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: PilotDave
I love Pelosi’s comment at the end in the article.

She is MANDATING that EVERYONE in the US buy insurance and giving massive subsidies if the money can't all be extracted out of the person.

So basically she is handing over billions of dollars to the insurance companies... and she says “there is nothing the Republicans won't do to save the insurance companies”

There was never a single democratic proposal that failed to include an individual mandate and subsidies.

The insurance companies love her.

39 posted on 03/18/2010 8:18:41 PM PDT by evandi
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