Coburn vs. the Democrats

The Democrats are planning to take action against Tom Coburn:

Congress has dealt for decades with catchall bills known as omnibus legislation. Now, for the first time, comes the Tomnibus.

A product of Democratic frustration with the tactics of Senator Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican and physician who has become the Dr. No of the Senate, the Tomnibus is a $10 billion collection of Coburn-blocked measures assembled by the Senate leadership in an effort to break his solitary grip on the legislative process.

Engineered by Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, the bill includes 35 of the most irresistible-sounding measures stuck on the docket, including the Mothers Act and the Protect Our Children Act.

Fortunately he doesn't seem ready to budge:

“It is easy to vote on something that sounds good,” Mr. Coburn said. “It is hard to stand against it and say there is a bigger principle.”

Amen.