What's This? I'm Impressed!

Senator Tom Coburn, a Republican from Oklahoma recently had a town hall meeting and had an interesting exchange with the audience:

When a woman in the audience asked Coburn if it was illegal for the government to jail citizens for not complying with the new health care law, Coburn responded by blaming TV news, and Fox News in particular, for that false rumor:

"The intention is not to put anybody in jail," Coburn said. "That makes for good TV news on Fox, but that isn't the intention."

Later, when his audience started to boo at the mention of Pelosi, Coburn stopped them.

"Come on now... how many of you all have met her? She's a nice person," Coburn said. "Just because somebody disagrees with you, doesn't mean they're not a good person."

"Don't catch yourself being biased by Fox News that somebody's no good," Coburn added.

Later, he committed the ultimate in craziness and encouraged the audience to get a rounded view of current events:

"Don't just watch Fox News or CNN, watch them both," Coburn said. He said he read both The Washington Post and The New York Times -- plus The Wall Street Journal -- and urged his audience to do likewise. "Listen to the other side, because what it does, it makes you a better person."

This and the fact that Scott Brown turned down an invite to a Tea Party rally, makes me hopeful that the GOP is waking up, but I'm not holding my breath.