Tom Coburn actually said...

"We have lost the countervailing weights of slowing things down."

"We have met the enemy and the enemy is us, because we will not do our work."

"I actually think the Administration pays attention to the work you do, and President Obama and his team have made lots of great recommendations in their budgets."

"As a recovering Governor, I know that you cannot manage what you cannot measure, and that is why the successful implementation of the Performance Act is so important."