Tom Coburn actually said...

"If you are going to filibuster, you ought to be out there talking and have people who agree with you willing to carry out a filibuster rather than the threat of a filibuster."

"I would just put forth in a final statement the fact that we have the budget situation we are in today would be a sign that we get along way too well rather than do not get along well enough."

"We are short-term thinkers, not long-term, and we have created tons of problems because of that."

"If we want to solve it, we can solve these problems; we don't have to have a fight with the President."