When people remember Coburn—a doctor who specialized in obstetrics—they’ll talk about his crusades against government waste or his unlikely friendship with President Obama. But it’s impossible to remember him without remarking on his character. From his medical practice in Muskogee to the halls of Congress, Coburn devoted his life to the God and country he loved so much. He was an exemplary husband, father, physician, and statesman. But more than anything, he was a good man. Read Full Article »
Cincinnatus of the Plains
Tom
Coburn was a good man. It’s tempting to end my remembrance there, partly because I imagine him telling me—as he once did a reporter who’d asked him about his health—“you should be writing about Medicaid and Medicare instead.” But it’s also tempting because, ultimately, that’s the best way to describe the former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, who died March 28 at 72, after a battle with prostate cancer.
When people remember Coburn—a doctor who specialized in obstetrics—they’ll talk about his crusades against government waste or his unlikely friendship with President Obama. But it’s impossible to remember him without remarking on his character. From his medical practice in Muskogee to the halls of Congress, Coburn devoted his life to the God and country he loved so much. He was an exemplary husband, father, physician, and statesman. But more than anything, he was a good man. Read Full Article »
When people remember Coburn—a doctor who specialized in obstetrics—they’ll talk about his crusades against government waste or his unlikely friendship with President Obama. But it’s impossible to remember him without remarking on his character. From his medical practice in Muskogee to the halls of Congress, Coburn devoted his life to the God and country he loved so much. He was an exemplary husband, father, physician, and statesman. But more than anything, he was a good man. Read Full Article »
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