By CONGRESSDAILY STAFF
Say this about Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.: On just about any issue, you know exactly where he stands. On the nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to head HHS, Coburn is not just voting "no" but saying that confirming her will help destroy the country. Because of her support for abortion rights, Coburn said, her ascension to the job will put the United States "on our way to oblivion as a nation."
Other Republicans, including Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, said they would vote against confirmation because of her backing of government-backed health care. Bennett said his opposition wasn't partisan but was based on his view that nationalized health care "doesn't work." The vote is expected late this afternoon or early this evening. Even Coburn acknowledged that Sebelius is likely to be confirmed.
