Short answer: "Who the hell knows? It's Tom Coburn, people". Will Oklahoma's junior Senator, in terms of tenure if not outright nuttiness (he gets stiff competition on that score from senior pal James Inhofe), hang up his spikes at the end of his term, in 2010? Will "Dr. No", as Tommy is not-so-affe...

If a Republican Congressman publicly announced that he will not endorse John McCain because the GOP presidential nominee is too conservative and has a track record of refusing to reach across the aisle to work with Democrats, would the press report it? Probably 24 hours a day, seven days a week unti...

Hmm... OKLAHOMA CITY—Democratic Rep. Dan Boren of Oklahoma said Tuesday Barack Obama is "the most liberal senator" in Congress and he has no intention of endorsing him for the White House. [...] Boren, a self-described centrist, is seeking a third term this year in a mostly rural district that...

Oklahoma Democratic Congressman Dan Boren's announcement that he won't be endorsing Barack Obama (covered by Erick yesterday) is a moment of clarity. For much of the campaign, people have been waiting to see how Barack Obama would pivot away from pandering to the Democratic primary electorate to a g...