Dozens of members of Congress will be retiring next month, and some should be missed. But there is only one Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma senator the Christian Science Monitor has dubbed 'a rabble-rousing statesman.'

Remember, the Islamist view of democracy is: one man, one vote, one election, and that's it.

The RNC was run so badly you could walk through their deepest competence and not get your ankles wet.

The Civil War was about a lot of things, but the core of it was slavery. That was the original sin.

Tom Coburn never forgot that members of Congress are spending the hard-earned money of the people back home. Even a lot of conservatives end up forgetting that. Here's hoping that back in the private sector, Tom Coburn keeps up the fight for his beliefs and that he remains a constant reminder to lawmakers and the White House of ethical standards to which all should aspire.

Rhetoric is cheap, evidence comes more dearly.

I believe careers should be judged independently unless there's a clear conflict of interest in a specific case.