Tom Coburn (R-OK) to MSNBC: ‘I’m No Longer a Conservative’ According to Ted Cruz

[Tx4obama]

VIDEO here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/tob-coburn-to-msnbc-im-no-longer-a-conservative-according-to-ted-cruz/

On Morning Joe Thursday morning, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) tepidly praised Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) for his symbolic filibuster, before severely criticizing his “intellectually dishonest” tactics to defund ObamaCare that Coburn said were misleading Republican voters.

“I’m finishing up nine years in the Senate,” Coburn said. “Nobody has a higher conservative rating than I do. I’m now no longer a conservative according to the standards that have been set by the expectation of this process.”

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The Republicans made their own bed when they didn't put a stop to Palin's and the teaparty's BS back in 2008 - now they can reap what they've sown

[Aristus]

1. You got that right.

Every time an extreme far-right clown makes the news, I think finally the mainstream repukes will wake up and realize the Frankenstein's monster they've made, and finally accept some responsibility for it.

But no...

[Warpy]

7. They're still clinging to each other in a bizarre dance of death

each side despising the other but afraid to let go, the party movers and shakers depending on the votes and the teabaggers depending on all the money from the 1% funneled through party coffers.

I won't be a bit surprised to see it come to a head and destroy the whole party at their 2016 convention.

The Reagan coalition can't last much longer.

[gopiscrap]

2. Yup I totally agree with you Tx4Obama

I hope the teabillies and the GOP tear each other apart.

[madaboutharry]

3. Steve Schmidt blames himself

for this clusterfuck in the Republican Party. Sarah Palin was his idea.

[Tx4obama]

5. But it's ALL of the Republicans' fault for not putting a stop to the teaparty when they had a chance

They all just sat back and enjoyed it at the time - now is it biting them in the butt

[BootinUp]

4. Coburn might be the next Tea Party fodder, lol.

Ain't it fun to watch!

[Tx4obama]

6. This is Coburn's last term. He's not runninig in 2016, he's going to retire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_2016

[Laelth]

9. If true, that's good news.

He has been a menace to the United States for long enough.

-Laelth

[Laelth]

8. The "Tea Party" isn't the problem.

The "Tea Party" isn't even real. It is, and always has been, a "brand" trotted out by the Republicans when their own brand's popularity was in the toilet. Now, the "Tea Party" brand is merely a scapegoat that they're using to rescue the "Republican" and "conservative" brands.

No, the problem is Grover Norquist and the fact that so many signed on to his insane pledge. The Republican base loved it, but the hands of Republican legislators have been completely tied by it, and they now can't govern without infuriating their base.

-Laelth