Retiring Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, said he is glad Barack Obama was elected president during an interview with 60 Minutes that will air Sunday. The 66-year-old Coburn served in the House from 1995-2001 before becoming a senator in 2005. He is retiring at the end of this year after discovering he had a recurrence of prostate cancer. Special: Does Obama Belong to This Secret Society? (Shocking) I am proud of our country for electing Barack Obama … it says something about us … Americas special: Barack Obama, president of the United States, Coburn told Lesley Stahl in the interview, which will air during Sunday nights show that starts at 7:30 p.m. ET. Coburn and Obama became friends — despite being from opposite political parties — after meeting at the Senates freshman orientation when they took office in 2005. Coburn said the friendship is based on the fact that I think he genuinely is a very smart, nice guy. I think he’s a neat man
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:49:49 +0000
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