Hey look - a douchebag!

Just a quick Hall of Douchebags entry tonight. And I have to confess, I owe it all to the Daily Show again. But true is true and hypocrisy is hypocrisy.

So tonight's inductee is Senator Tom Coburn (Republican--surprised?) of Oklahoma. I remember hearing him say something hideous a while back, but then he fell off my radar. But today during the Roberts confirmation hearings, he sat there and got choked talking about how partisanship was so awful and hateful.

When I ponder our country and its greatness, its weakness, its potential, my heart aches for less divisiveness, less polarization, less finger-pointing, less bitterness, less mindless partisanship.

Literally choked up, made everyone wait while he choked back fake tears.

Well, bless the Daily Show for reminding us that this is the same jackass who said these non-partisan, non-hateful things.

The gay community has infiltrated the very centers of power in every area across this country, and they wield extreme power. ... That agenda is the greatest threat to our freedom that we face today. Why do you think we see the rationalization for abortion and multiple sexual partners? That’s a gay agenda.

I favor the death penalty for abortionists and other people who take life.

Asshole. And this guy is a doctor.

The topper? Before he put on his little show, Coburn sat doing a crossword while the other senators questioned Roberts. No point in listening to anyone else, he's clearly got his agenda.