Tom Coburn actually said...

"a standing military force with an overgrown executive will not long be a safe companion to liberty."

"The real problem is that corporate tax rates in this country, corporate plus local, are twice what they are in the average of the rest of the world."

"Just to talk a little bit about your work at Commerce, my perception is that our biggest problem with contracting is that we really do not know what we want when we go to contract for it."

"I think it is important that we allow the President the staff to meet the demands that are placed upon him."