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Okla. Sen. Coburn to retire after current session
Associated Press ^ | Jan 16, 2014 11:02 PM EST | Sean Murphy

Posted on 01/16/2014 8:09:12 PM PST by Olog-hai

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1 posted on 01/16/2014 8:09:12 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Start looking for a solid conservative replacement NOW.


2 posted on 01/16/2014 8:11:24 PM PST by Viennacon
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“Start looking for a solid conservative replacement NOW.”

Yes, before Rove swoops in to nominate another RINO.


3 posted on 01/16/2014 8:13:31 PM PST by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: Olog-hai

I would imagine the tragic death of his son, combined with the recurrence of his prostate cancer put his priorities in a new, differ ent and sharper perspective.


4 posted on 01/16/2014 8:14:36 PM PST by EDINVA
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The old timers from both parties appear to have become sickened by the corrupt, America-hating Congress that we have now.


5 posted on 01/16/2014 8:18:00 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Where are Holder's "po folks" getting the I.D.s to sign up for ObamaCare?)
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I would imagine the tragic death of his son

Are you referring to Senator Inhofe, whose son died Nov. 10, 2013 in a plane crash?

6 posted on 01/16/2014 8:18:52 PM PST by NautiNurse (Obama sends U.S. Marines to pick up his dog & basketballs. Benghazi? Nope.)
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To: Olog-hai

I liked the guy. A lot. Until he went wobbly on me.


7 posted on 01/16/2014 8:23:32 PM PST by FatherFig1o155 ("Most bad government results from too much government." -- Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Viennacon

Exactly. You know the RINOs are already circling.


8 posted on 01/16/2014 8:25:52 PM PST by RIghtwardHo
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To: Olog-hai

Godspeed to Senator Tom Coburn as he transitions into the next chapter of his life. He has cared for his patients, delivered thousands of babies, and fought the good fight for conservatives. Time to take care of himself.


9 posted on 01/16/2014 8:27:15 PM PST by NautiNurse (Obama sends U.S. Marines to pick up his dog & basketballs. Benghazi? Nope.)
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I am sure Trump would accept the spot if he doesn’t have to go through a primary. He wants annointed.

lol


10 posted on 01/16/2014 8:28:33 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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I have a sneaking suspicion that Oklahomans would not take too kindly to a carpetbagger from New Yawk City.


11 posted on 01/16/2014 8:33:07 PM PST by NautiNurse (Obama sends U.S. Marines to pick up his dog & basketballs. Benghazi? Nope.)
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:p


12 posted on 01/16/2014 8:34:57 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: FatherFig1o155

“I liked the guy. A lot. Until he went wobbly on me.”

There is nothing wrong with Tom Coburn’s conservative credentials. The problem many here on FR don’t understand is that Tom Coburn is a (balanced) conservative statesman. He is a fiscal watchdog without being a Tea Party ideologue. There is NOTHING “wobbly” about that. We need more “statesmen” in both houses of congress.

I haven’t always agreed(did not understand) with Tom’s positions...but I trust him, and know he has a good reason for them.

I get so tired of extremists here on FR belittling good “balanced conservatives” serving in congress.


13 posted on 01/16/2014 8:38:01 PM PST by Sola Veritas (Trying to speak truth - not always with the best grammar or spelling)
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To: NautiNurse

J.C. Watt comes readily to mind.


14 posted on 01/16/2014 8:38:59 PM PST by Taxman (So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
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To: Viennacon

“Start looking for a solid conservative replacement NOW.”

Oklahoma has abundant “solid conservatives” both old and young.


15 posted on 01/16/2014 8:40:01 PM PST by Sola Veritas (Trying to speak truth - not always with the best grammar or spelling)
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Who can blame Coburn? Washington is broken beyond repair. He recommended $250 BILLION in easy cuts the GOP should get behind...and instead they spend $1.1 TRILLION on a 1,500-page bill they didn’t read, while screwing vets and rewarding illegals. What’s the point of staying?


16 posted on 01/16/2014 8:41:14 PM PST by montag813
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To: Taxman

“J.C. Watt comes readily to mind.”

Julius Caesar Watts is through with politics.


17 posted on 01/16/2014 8:41:19 PM PST by Sola Veritas (Trying to speak truth - not always with the best grammar or spelling)
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To: Olog-hai

From the article: His resignation is certain to draw the interest of a deep bench of ambitious Republicans in Oklahoma. State law requires the governor to call a special election in the case of a vacancy.

Jim Bridenstine: You Okies gotta do two things ... get him in the Senate (he's another Ted Cruz) ... and find another on like him to fill the Oklahoma First Congressional seat!

You owe it to yourselves and your country!

18 posted on 01/16/2014 8:42:22 PM PST by Zakeet (If socialists understood economics, they wouldn't be socialists - Friedrich Hayek)
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To: montag813

Cutting veterans benefits, amnesty, fixing instead of repealing ObamaCare, spending like drunken Democrats, war against the TEA Party...

Can someone tell me what the point of the Republican Party is?

Besides the few conservative candidates what is the point for voting for the Republican Party?


19 posted on 01/16/2014 8:44:00 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: Sola Veritas

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Maybe you’re on the wrong website.


20 posted on 01/16/2014 8:44:13 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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