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'''Tom Coburn''', M.D., born March 14, 1948 (age {{age|1948|3|14}}), is a former [[Republican]] [[United States]] Senator from [[Oklahoma]].  As a Senator, Coburn supported raising taxes<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/grover-norquist-tom-coburn_n_1676841.html</ref> and he voted with [[Democrat]]s to confirm [[liberal]] [[Elena Kagan]] as [[Solicitor General]] despite her complete lack of courtroom experience, which enabled her to become a [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice and hold power for the [[Left]] for decades into the future.

'''Tom Coburn''', M.D., born March 14, 1948 (age {{age|1948|3|14}}), is a former [[Republican]] [[United States]] Senator from [[Oklahoma]].  As a Senator, Coburn supported raising taxes<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/grover-norquist-tom-coburn_n_1676841.html</ref> and he voted with [[Democrat]]s to confirm [[liberal]] [[Elena Kagan]] as [[Solicitor General]] despite her complete lack of courtroom experience, which enabled her to become a [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice and hold power for the [[Left]] for decades into the future.

Coburn became a lobbyist at the state level after he left office, in order to promote rewriting the [[U.S. Constitution|Constitution]] by holding a [[Con Con]] ([[Convention of States]]).  Justice Scalia called this a "horrible idea," and most principled [[conservatives]] strongly oppose it.

Coburn became a lobbyist at the state level after he left office, in order to promote rewriting the [[U.S. Constitution|Constitution]] by holding a [[Con Con]] ([[Convention of States]]).  Justice Scalia called this a "horrible idea," and most principled [[conservatives]] strongly oppose it.

Coburn and his wife, Carolyn, a former Miss Oklahoma, were married in 1968 and have three children and four grandchildren.  They are members of Muskogee's New Community Church."<ref>http://www.coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutSenatorCoburn.Biography</ref>

Coburn and his wife, Carolyn, a former Miss Oklahoma, were married in 1968 and have three children and four grandchildren.  They are members of Muskogee's New Community Church."<ref>http://www.coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutSenatorCoburn.Biography</ref>

Dr. Coburn is a personal friend of [[Barack Obama]], though both acknowledge their polar opposition in most political matters.<ref>http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/the-president-has-a-friend--on-right-flank-2009-05-06.html</ref> Their friendship began while Obama was in the Senate and has continued into his presidency.

Dr. Coburn is a personal friend of [[Barack Obama]], though both acknowledge their polar opposition in most political matters.<ref>https://thehill.com/leading-the-news/the-president-has-a-friend--on-right-flank-2009-05-06.html</ref> Their friendship began while Obama was in the Senate and has continued into his presidency.

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