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The following was written by Convention of States Action President Mark Meckler.
On March 28th, the nation lost its greatest living statesman: a father, grandfather, husband, and friend—Dr. Tom Coburn.
Tom, who was 72 years old, fought a hard, decades-long battle with cancer. I had the privilege of working side by side with Tom for the last five years. It’s not often one gets the opportunity to meet a man of his stature, let alone to walk daily in his shadow.
There are many men of great accomplishment and sometimes good men of deep character. To find both in a single individual is exceedingly rare.
We worked together, traveled together, dined together, and prayed together—time I never took for granted. I watched him and learned some very important lessons, which I wanted to share with you as a way of honoring his life.
First, he showed me that principles matter in politics. He sometimes voted “no,” because it’s the right thing to do, even when he’d get attacked for it by his own constituents.
Being a physician and serving in both the House and the Senate, that's how he got the nickname, “Dr. No.” He refused to violate his principles.
Click here to read the rest of Mark Meckler's touching tribute.
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