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With Climategate hanging over the Copenhagen summit like a spring thunderstorm, Americans continue to remain skeptical of this massive transfer of wealth from wealthy nations to developing nations. Thank God we have politicians like Sen. Inhofe who have remained steadfast in their opposition.
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You know for years we’ve enjoyed tweaking the capitol press corps, which is simply the worst group of reporters in the free world. But we’re here to help our sleepy friends break a big story BEFORE the next legislative session.
Sen. ‘Smokin’ Glenn Coffee is slated to be the guest speaker today at the Capitol Republican Christmas Party at Toby Keith’s bar in Bricktown at 5:30. We want you to feel relevant once again. You know, like back in 1988. So we’ve gotten you the details about the Sen. Coffee meltdown. Now all you have to do is ask Sen. Coffee some questions. Here’s your chance to get back at us for scooping you on all the great stories over the past few years!
Here’s what to ask the arson-minded senator:
Have you paid your taxes this year?
If not, where did you get this year’s loan to pay your back taxes?
What part of the ‘house’ are you going to burn down, and how many casualties do you expect?
How much do you enjoy embarrassing Republicans, and how do you plan to do so in 2010?
Don’t you wish OKPNS was as lazy as the rest of us?
No need to thank us: just keep on doin’ what you’re doin.’ We appreciate it!
Sources tell OKPNS that the race to succeed Republican Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn Coffee has turned ugly.
The upcoming 2010 session will be Sen. Coffee’s last year as senate leader, and insiders say four incumbent Republican senators are vying to be the Pro Tem for the 2011 legislature: Cliff Aldridge, Brian Bingman, Harry Coates and Brian Crain. Republicans outnumber Democrats 26-22 in the Senate.
While it is unusual for an outgoing leader to inject themselves into succession fights, even more unusual is the manner in which Coffee is interfering. Sources say Coffee is not only threatening and cajoling Republican members, but is also menacing lobbyists with threats that their legislation will be DOA if they don’t support his candidate, which insiders indicate is Sen. Bingman of Sapulpa.
Our sources say Sen. Bingman is known as an amiable member, but has relatively poor leadership skills, occasionally even having difficulty getting his own bills passed in the committee he chairs. It appears Bingman’s primary value to Coffee is that he has refused to commit to major staff changes should he win the leader post, which translates into Bingman NOT firing consigliore Fred Morgan, a former minority leader in the House of Representatives. Morgan is a controversial figure within the caucus and several leading members want Morgan to follow Coffee out the door next year. Morgan is blamed for much of the bungling manner in which Coffee handled the income tax problem last year, and his abrasive style has created real enemies inside the Republican caucus. Read more…
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