Coburn Backs Down

Now this is a shame:

Republican Sen. Tom Coburn is backing off his threat to require that the Senate read the 2,074-page health care bill because some GOP colleagues aren't supporting the effort.

The Oklahoma lawmaker said there's uncertainty about whether reading the bill during Thanksgiving week would be productive. He also said that if the Republicans do decide to tie up the Senate for the dozens of hours it would take, six GOP colleagues have committed to pitching in on reading duty.

Coburn also said in an interview with The Associated Press that he questions whether Americans who might be listening in would understand a line-by-line reading.

This is about stopping the bill, not about making sure Americans watch a 34 hour reading marathon. The GOP have a chance to showcase how ridiculously large and bloated this thing is and they're blowing it.

If this thing passes because the GOP chickened out, there won't be a safe incumbent from either party next year.