Coburn seeks probe of Coconut Road earmark, may opt to hold up legislation

By Susan Crabtree
December 19, 2007

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) is threatening to withhold support for legislation making technical corrections to the 2005 highway bill if it does not require a “full and open” investigation into the now-notorious Coconut Road earmark.
Coburn wrote a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) Tuesday informing him that he would object to any effort to “hotline” the technical corrections bill if it did not include language calling for the appointment of a select committee to probe an unorthodox change to an earmark made after both chambers passed the highway bill but before it reached President Bush’s desk. Read more at:

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/coburn-seeks-probe-of-coconut-road-earmark-may-opt-to-hold-up-legislation-2007-12-19.html

Evidently, some changes were made in the Appropriations portion of the bill AFTER it was voted on. And a Republican Congressman was leading the charge to divert funds to a PET project. It's all allegations at this point, but it just goes to show you- YOU CAN'T TRUST POLITICIANS- at least most of them!