Tom Coburn actually said...

There's no leadership in Washington either at the presidential level or the leadership level in Congress.

Playing politics for the short-term political gain may help you in the short run, but in the long run it does tremendous damage to our count...

I think the short-term political gain seems to be more important for the politicians than the long-term future of our country.

There isn't an economist in this country that thinks raising taxes is actually going to help our economy grow.