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The retiring senator blocked more bad ideas and lousy bills than most Americans will ever know. Kimberley A. Strassel The Wall Street Journal 1/1/2015 Members of Congress come and go, and many leave Washington no better or worse than they found it. A few make a mark, and Congress is losing one of them: Tom […] January 3rd, 2015 | Tags: retirement, Sen. Tom Coburn MD | Category: Congress, Department of Homeland Security, legislation, Oklahoma, Politicians, Politics | Comments are closed
Melissa Quinn The Daily Signal 12/11/2014 In an emotional farewell address, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., today encouraged fellow lawmakers to heed their oath of office, saying it doesn’t include securing goodies for their home states. Coburn, perhaps best known for combating government waste, took to the Senate floor for his remarks. The Oklahoma Republican reminded […] December 12th, 2014 | Tags: Farewell Address, retirement, Sen. Tom Coburn MD | Category: Congress, Oklahoma, Politicians, Politics, US Constitution, Video | Comments are closed
Susan Crabtree The Washington Examiner 10/27/2014 …An ardent advocate for human rights at home and abroad, Wolf fought free-trade proponents in both parties to hold China and other countries accountable for human rights abuses. He has traveled extensively in the Middle East and Africa, and was an early and persistent proponent of U.S. intervention to […] October 27th, 2014 | Tags: Benghazi, Rep. Frank Wolf, retirement | Category: Congress, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Middle East, National Security, Politicians, terrorism | Comments are closed
Matthew Burke Tea Party News Network 1/30/2014 Far-left congressman from California, Henry Waxman, a 40-year House veteran, announced his retirement Wednesday, blaming the pro-constitution, limited government Tea Party movement. “It’s been frustrating because of the extremism of Tea Party Republicans,” said Waxman. “Nothing seems to be happening.” Waxman may have forgotten about Obamacare, which is […] January 31st, 2014 | Tags: Los Angeles, Rep. Henry Waxman, retirement, Sandra Fluke, Wendy Greuel | Category: California, Congress, Elections, Politicians, Progressives, Tea Parties | Comments are closed
John McCormack The Weekly Standard 1/16/2014 Dr. Tom Coburn, a Republican from Oklahoma, announced in a statement Thursday night that this is his last year in the Senate: “Serving as Oklahoma’s senator has been, and continues to be, one of the great privileges and blessings of my life. But, after much prayer and consideration, I […] January 16th, 2014 | Tags: cancer, Convention of States, Mark Levin, retirement, Sen. Tom Coburn MD | Category: Congress, Politicians | Comments are closed
18 February 2013
At my age, and in my circumstances, what sinister object, or personal emolument had I to seek after, in this life? The growing infirmities of age and the increasing love of retirement, daily confirm my decided predilection for domestic life: and the great Searcher of human hearts is my […] February 18th, 2013 | Tags: Charles Petit, farming, George Washington, Presidents' Day, public service, retirement | Category: Congress, Founding Fathers, History, Quotations, Virginia | Comments are closed
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