Tom Coburn

RIP.

I’m glad that someone cared about government waste, but I always found his annual book a little frustrating, because he would go after some tiny pointless study, as though that was where the problem was. He often seemed to have an instinct for the capillary.

[Monday-morning update]

John Fund remembers the indefatigable fighter against government spending.

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2 thoughts on “Tom Coburn”

  1. I suspect the problem is that big programs have far more supporters. Tilt at something big, and they’ll strike back.

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