Tom Coburn Citas

• La enorme cantidad de despilfarro y pura estupidez en el gobierno -desde el Pentágono hasta la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos- podría llenar las agendas de los comités durante años.

  Tom Coburn

  Stupid, Government, Years

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• All change starts with a distant rumble at the grassroots level.

  Tom Coburn

  Levels, Grassroots, Rumble

  Senator Tom Coburn, John Hart (2013). “The Debt Bomb: A Bold Plan to Stop Washington from Bankrupting America”, p.94, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Carrerismo: la filosofía egocéntrica de gobernar para ganar las próximas elecciones por encima de todo.

  Tom Coburn

  Philosophy, Winning, Self

  Senator Tom Coburn, John Hart (2013). “Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders”, p.19, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The real debate is we've had an activist court, and the American people don't want an activist court. And the real fear from those who might oppose Samuel Alito is that he'll bring the court back within a realm where the American people might want us to be with a Supreme Court; one that interprets the law, equal justice under the law, but not advancing without us advancing, the legislative body advancing, ahead of him.

  Tom Coburn

  Real, Ley, Gente

  U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. 9 de enero de 2006.

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• Los políticos de carrera de Washington habían transformado un gobierno "para el pueblo" en un gobierno para sí mismos y para intereses particulares.

  Tom Coburn

  Careers, Government, People

  Senator Tom Coburn, John Hart (2013). “Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders”, p.21, Thomas Nelson

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• El lesbianismo está tan extendido en algunas escuelas del sureste de Oklahoma que sólo dejan ir al baño a una chica. Piénsalo. Piensa en ese tema. ¿Cómo es que nos ha pasado eso?

  Tom Coburn

  Chica, Escuela, Pensamiento

  "Coburn Warns of 'Lesbianism' in Schools". www.foxnews.com. October 12, 2004.

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• Everybody is gonna die from something. And so the deal is how to use each day to move things forward for both you and the people you love and the country you love.

  Tom Coburn

  País, Mudanza, Gente

  "Sen. Tom Coburn: A proud contrarian". "60 minutes" with Lesley Stahl, www.cbsnews.com. December 21, 2014.

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• Senator [Sam] Brownback talked about those with disabilities that are destroyed in the womb because of a genetic test that is sometimes wrong. I would put forward that we all have disabilities.

  Tom Coburn

  Tests, Disability, Sometimes

  Fuente: www.washingtonpost.com

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• People that had the guts to put their loyalty to the Constitution ahead of their loyalty to their political party were citizen legislators.

  Tom Coburn

  Loyalty, Party, People

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• Los estadistas exhiben cinco compromisos clave: 1) Un compromiso con los principios por encima de la política; 2) Una capacidad de compromiso sin abandonar los principios; 3) Un compromiso con la verdad por encima de las mentiras; 4) Un compromiso con la valentía por encima de la cobardía; y 5) Un compromiso, o voluntad, de renunciar al poder.

  Tom Coburn

  Giving Up, Commitment, Keys

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• I'm proud of our country that we elected Barack Obama. I mean, it says something about us nationally. You know, it's kind of like crowning your checker when you get to the end of your checker board. Here's another thing that says America's special: Barack Obama, president of the United States.

  Tom Coburn

  País, Medio, América

  "Sen. Tom Coburn: A proud contrarian". "60 minutes" with Lesley Stahl, www.cbsnews.com. December 21, 2014.

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• When we have heartbeat and brain waves, we refuse to accept it as the presence of life - this lack of logic of which we approach this issue because we like and we favor convenience over ethics. We favor convenience over the hard parts of life that actually make us grow.

  Tom Coburn

  Issues, Brain, Favors

  U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. 9 de enero de 2006.

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• Cuanto más tiempo lleva un político en el poder, más controlado está por ese poder.

  Tom Coburn

  Political, Term Limits, Politics

  Senator Tom Coburn, John Hart (2013). “Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders”, p.213, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Careerism in Washington "goes to the heart of what's wrong in America right now."

  Tom Coburn

  Heart, America, Political

  Senator Tom Coburn, John Hart (2013). “Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders”, p.10, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• It is easy to see how after receiving this adoration for a term or two most members become convinced they are indispensable.

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  Two, Political, Receiving

  Senator Tom Coburn, John Hart (2013). “Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders”, p.33, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I asked Chief Justice John Roberts about this definition of life - you know, what is life? The Supreme Court can't figure it out or doesn't want us to figure it out; the fact that we know that there is no life if there's no heartbeat and brainwaves.

  Tom Coburn

  Justice, Definitions, Want

  Fuente: www.washingtonpost.com

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• The gay community has infiltrated the very centers of power in every area across this country, and they wield extreme power… That agenda is the greatest threat to our freedom that we face today. Why do you think we see the rationalization for abortion and multiple sexual partners? That's a gay agenda.

  Tom Coburn

  Country, Gay, Thinking

  "Kagan Hearings: The GOP’s Plan of Attack" by Stephanie Mencimer, www.motherjones.com. June 28, 2010.

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• The problem that faces our country today, the last 30 years we have lived off the future, and the bill is coming due. So there cannot be anything that is not put on the table. There will not be one American that will not be called to sacrifice. Those that are more well-to-do will be called to sacrifice to a greater extent.

  Tom Coburn

  Country, Sacrifice, Years

  "Sen. Coburn Talks Debt and Taxes; Cardinal Donald Wuerl on Religion and Politics". Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. December 26, 2010.

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• Lo que hace peligrosa esta mentalidad es que cuando el equipo se mantiene unido por el arribismo y el partidismo sin sentido, se castiga a los miembros individuales por pensar por sí mismos.

  Tom Coburn

  Team, Thinking, Political

  Senator Tom Coburn, John Hart (2013). “Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders”, p.79, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• How is it that we have sodomy protected under that due process but prostitution unprotected? It's schizophrenic.

  Tom Coburn

  Process, Prostitution, Schizophrenic

  U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. 9 de enero de 2006.

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• Cuando reflexiono sobre nuestro país y su grandeza, su debilidad, su potencial, me duele el corazón por menos división, menos polarización, menos señalar con el dedo, menos amargura, menos partidismo sin sentido.

  Tom Coburn

  Country, Heart, Greatness

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• When I came to Washington, I was troubled to observe so many similarities between the behaviors of drug-addicted patients and my political colleagues. In Washington power is like morphine.

  Tom Coburn

  Political, Drug, Term Limits

  Senator Tom Coburn, John Hart (2013). “Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders”, p.32, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The founding fathers never once rationalized getting in power and having control so they could stay in power.

  Tom Coburn

  Father, Political, Term Limits

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• I believe all life has value, from conception to natural death. And I believe the intentional taking of human life, except to save lives, should be a capital offense, as it is in most states in America today

  Tom Coburn

  Believe, America, Today

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• You have to be courageous to not spend money, ... and we don't have many people who have that courage.

  Tom Coburn

  Courage, People, Courageous

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