Who's the Biggest Douchebag in Congress?

If you guessed Tom Coburn from Oklahoma, then you win the prize. Today it came out that Coburn has erected two parliamentary holds on bills intended to honor Rachel Carson on the 100th anniversary of her birth (one bill to name a post office after her in PA, and a resolution honoring her)

Carson is the author of "Silent Spring" a book which illustrated how synthetic chemicals like DDT accumulate in water, soils, fish, and animals, including birds. Coburn is apparently a huge DDT enthusiast, so much so that he believes that Carson's claims lead to deaths of hundreds of young people in developing country's.

Coburn's office makes no attempt to illustrate how that might have happened, or why claiming a proven carcinogen like DDT is harmful qualifies as "junk science"

To make matters worse, Coburn's staff has tried to blame Harry Reid for allowing the parliamentary holds to so far, stay in effect, saying:

"[Senate Majority Leader Harry] Reid could easily break this hold with procedural votes. The sponsors should ask Senator Reid why he won’t put it on the floor if this is a vital effort,"

Hart wrote in his e-mailed response to media outlet questions about the holds.

You want more evidence of Tom Coburn's douchebaggery? Special Thanks to Bubba World.com for compiling, and sharing this list

Example #1:

Dr. Coburn proudly proclaims he is 'pro-life' and that 'all life is sacred'. He has also said that the death penalty would be acceptable for those who perform abortion, and the real hook, is that he himself has performed abortions. Does he have a death wish?

Example #2:

While representing Oklahoma's 2nd District in Congress in Coburn protested NBC's airing of the historically significant movie "Schindler's List".

Coburn said in airing the movie NBC had taken television "to an all-time low, with full-frontal nudity, violence and profanity". He also said the broadcast should outrage parents and decent-minded individuals everywhere.

Conservative super-stars William Bennett and Jack Kemp took Coburn to task for those remarks, with Kemp calling Coburn's remarks "a huge mistake" and Bennett calling them "very unfortunate and foolish".

Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, Republican Senator from New York said of Coburn:

"To equate the nudity of Holocaust victims in the concentration camps with any sexual connotation is outrageous and offensive. I'm particularly embarrassed they were made by a member of my own party."

Example #3:

At the same town hall meeting in Altus, OK Coburn was tape recorded saying:

"All right, listen, I know the tribal issues. I was a congressman where most of the Indians are in this state. The problem is that most of them aren't Indians. The average Cherokee quantum is 1/512. All right, most people in this room have more Cherokee in them than the Cherokee..."

Coburn also went on to say:

"I mean this is a joke. It is one thing for us to keep our obligations to recognize Native Americans, but it’s a totally different thing for us to allow a primitive agreement with the Native Americans to undermine Oklahoma’s future…"

Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, in response to Coburn's views stated:

"I’m a Republican and it is hard to understand why Tom Coburn takes pride in dividing Oklahoma and ridiculing people. If you disagree with him, you are evil. There’s no discussion, no room for understanding.".

Bill Johnson, Tulsa and Washington county representative on the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council said:

"I’ve been a Republican all my life and Tom Coburn is an embarrassment to the Republican party. Comments like these are why I keep seeing ‘Republicans for Carson’ signs popping up everywhere.".

In reply to Coburn's claim that the Cherokee Nation had given $150,000 to his opponent's campaign, Cherokee spokespersons stated that the Cherokee Nation had not given a single dollar to Carson's campaign.

So the real question is, how delusional are republicans in Oklahoma that this man was elected? And I thought Nebraska was bad.