OK-Sen: Coburn Will Run for a Second (and Final) Term

Scratch one off the open seat watch, Senate version:

U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn said Monday he will seek a second and final term in 2010. ...
No opponent has stepped forward to challenge Coburn, whose approval ratings consistently top 60 percent, in 2010.

Coburn said the most difficult part of his decision was "whether I could continue to sacrifice my family." He said he will keep his 2004 pledge not to seek more than two terms in the Senate.

Even if Coburn had stepped down and Gov. Brad Henry had run, I think our odds would have been crummy. Unless I'm mistaken, Oklahoma was the only state that didn't give a single county to Obama last year. Whatever the reasons may be, this state is just deeply hostile territory for us. The good news is that Coburn, a .45 caliber lunatic, says that a second term will be his last. It'll be good to have him gone pretty much no matter who replaces him.

http://www.swingstateproject.com/diary/5034/oksen-coburn-will-run-for-a-second-and-final-term

... if anything, their other senator, Inhofe, is an even bigger piece of work.

Coburn & Inhofe. The most powerful political forces in our state are the Baptist churches and the Rush Limbaugh show.