[McGruff]

In this, Coburn’s farewell interview before he left the Senate last December, he said some things you may never have heard a conservative Republican say about this president of the United States.

Tom Coburn: My relationship with Barack Obama isn’t based on my political philosophy or his.

Lesley Stahl: What’s it based on?

Tom Coburn: It’s based on the fact that I think he’s a genuinely very smart, nice guy. I just love him as a man. I think he’s a neat man. You don’t have to be the same to be friends. Matter of fact, the interesting friendships are the ones that are divergent.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/senator-tom-coburn-60-minutes-2/

[McGruff]

Tom Coburn: I’m proud of our country that we elected Barack Obama. I mean, it says something about us nationally. You know, it’s kind of like crowning your checker when you get to the end of your checker board. Here’s another thing that says America’s special: Barack Obama, president of the United States.

The friendship began in 2005 as freshmen senators, Coburn the conservative obstetrician from Muskogee, Oklahoma, and Obama the liberal state senator from Chicago. They often teamed up to pass important pieces of legislation.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/senator-tom-coburn-60-minutes-2/

[Stentor]

Tom Coburn: It’s based on the fact that I think he’s a genuinely very smart, nice guy. I just love him as a man. I think he’s a neat man. You don’t have to be the same to be friends. Matter of fact, the interesting friendships are the ones that are divergent.

There's something David Lynch, Dennis Hopper, and Dean Stockwell about that quote. Was he wiping his face when he said that?