Pic Of The Moment: Tom Coburn Will Refuse To Accept Federal Disaster Relief Without Budget Cuts

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73. The titles don't mean shine-ola

The titles don't mean sweet shine-ola without the convictions to back them up.

As a Christian (Lutheran), I get so damn embarrassed when those on the far right who claim to be Christian unquestioningly buy into the Republican/Objectivist/Social Darwinist/Ron/Rand Paul philosophy of "screw the poor" when both the Jewish Mosaic Law of the Hebrew Bible and the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, St Paul and St James clearly excoriate those who mistreat the poor. If Sen. Coburn is a Southern Baptist Deacon, he should well know this.

If he is a medical doctor, chances are very good that he belongs to the AMA...who have been blocking universal health care for decades. Not exactly in line with the Hippocratic Oath, is it?

As an American and a veteran who once took an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States and of my State (I was in the Air National Guard), I get equally embarrassed by those (especially on the Ron/Rand Paul side) who say "it's not the job of government to help the poor, because it's not in the Constitution." How many of these same "hardcore Constitutionalists" would support an amendment guaranteeing universal health care, a living wage, etc?

Of course, Sen. Coburn had no problems with haemorrhaging the blood of our troops and shooting the money of our country down a rat-hole to support G.W. Bush's grudge match against Saddam Hussein.

I am frankly surprised (pleasantly) that Republican Gov. Mary Fallin didn't refuse Federal aid when President Obama reached out to her.