I firmly believe that the court should take another direction on many of these moral issues that face us.
Tom CoburnWe've gone down a road to which we don't have the answers for. That's why we have the schizophrenic decisions coming out of the Supreme Court that don't balance logically with one versus another decision.
Tom CoburnStatesmen exhibit five key commitments: 1) A commitment to principles above politics; 2) An ability to compromise without abandoning principle; 3) A commitment to truth over spin; 4) A commitment to courage over cowardice; and 5) A commitment, or willingness, to give up power.
Tom CoburnEverybody is gonna die from something. And so the deal is how to use each day to move things forward for both you and the people you love and the country you love.
Tom CoburnCareerism: the self-centered philosophy of governing to win the next election above all else.
Tom CoburnThe real debate is we've had an activist court, and the American people don't want an activist court. And the real fear from those who might oppose Samuel Alito is that he'll bring the court back within a realm where the American people might want us to be with a Supreme Court; one that interprets the law, equal justice under the law, but not advancing without us advancing, the legislative body advancing, ahead of him.
Tom Coburn