Coburn longs to be a judge
So Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., one of the Senate's most outspoken conservatives, wants to be a judge? During the Obama administration?
The revelation came during a friendly exchange with Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. They were discussing the roles of Congress and the judiciary, and Sotomayor told Coburn Congress' task is "so, so important.
"But I love that you're doing your job," said Sotomayor, currently a federal appellate judge, "and I lovethat I'm doing my job as a judge. I like mine better,"
"I think I would like yours better as well," Coburn quipped, "although I doubt that I could ever get to the stage of a confirmation process...it would be entertaining, wouldn't it?"
Hey, promised committee chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., "If President Obama nominates you, I'll preside over it."
Coburn laughed. "Well," he said, "that's not likely to happen."
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