If you thought Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) dropped out of the Gang of Six deficit talks because of all the heat he’s taken from anti-tax zealots in the conservative movement, think again. The Oklahoma Republican — and one of the only Republicans with enough credibility among conservatives to sell the idea of higher revenues to rank and file members of his party — still says higher revenues have to be part of any consensus package to reduce deficits and debt over the long term.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=111394