Coburn

    Obama 2nd Circuit Nominee Abused Power, Helped Rapist and Serial Killer

    By: hogan (Diary)  |  April 29th at 10:09 AM  | 

    Lost amid all the flurry regarding Arizona’s new immigration law and Obama’s efforts (with Republican assistance) to have the federal government run Wall Street has been the nomination of Federal District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. But you should care. A lot. Why? Circuit court judges have a great deal of power and influence. Yet, this is a man | Read More »

    How Things Work in Washington – Boys and Girls Club Bill is Case Study in Establishment Misspending Your Money

    By: hogan (Diary)  |  March 12th at 12:59 PM  | 

    For those of us who have worked in Washington, and in particular on Capitol Hill, it is hard to explain the specific ways in which the Federal Government grows so fast and how taxpayers’ money gets wasted so excessively. Sure, everyone “gets it” to some degree, but unless you’ve lived it, you don’t know how it actually happens. Well, back on January 28 of this | Read More »

    Sen. Coburn Forces Reading of 767-Page Amendment – Sen. Baucus Admits Senators Don’t Understand the Bill

    By: hogan (Diary)  |  December 16th at 12:44 PM  | 

    UPDATE: In response to the Republican effort to force a reading of the Sanders’ single-payer system amendment, Senator Sanders took to the floor and withdrew his amendment. As you would expect, Jim DeMint immediately supported the effort, and by several accounts now, it seems that Senator Coburn was encouraged to carry out this strategy by Republican leadership – who are saying they are committed to | Read More »