Thunder196, Tulsa (10/3/2009 3:27:25 AM)

I'm not the biggest fan of Sen. Jim Inhofe, but I try to give credit, where credit is due. He was in there fighting for Oklahoma. I would like to know where were the rest of our elected officials?

Four Sixteen Rigby, Tulsa (10/3/2009 4:47:44 AM)

Clearly, the country is in the best of hands.

And the last sentence of this editorial shows a shocking level of naivete on the part of the Tulsa World editorial staff. When it comes to our current crop of national politicians, it is always too much to ask for them to put aside their personal political best interests in order to serve the best interests of the country.

Eagle 4, Tulsa (10/3/2009 10:06:53 AM)

And Inhofe only confirmed how little "pull" he really has in Washington. But I don't see a feeding frenzy of people rejoicing in his failure like they did when Obama failed to get the Olympics for Chicago - a far less significant event.

The majority of Oklahomans profess to be anti-Obama and anti-Stimulus, so what are these crocodile tears for fiscal irresponsibility?

The severance of these funds was put in place in 2007, so Conservatives should be applauding and yelling Bravo instead of crying in their beer...

Ah, it's the old case of having a cake and eating it too!

Lance-a-lot, Tulsa (10/3/2009 10:08:20 AM)

So, they would rather spend money on crap like what "polar bear" posted above than on realistic and necessary things like roads?

No wonder the politicians in D.C. are the butt of so many jokes.

Kudos to Inhofe for trying to save the funding, he does go to bat for Oklahoma.

Willard_Roker, (10/3/2009 11:40:56 AM)

Inhofe has said far too many silly things to be taken seriously anywhere outside of Oklahoma. His clout is gone and having him as an elected official will do no good for Oklahoma.

Mar, Tulsa (10/3/2009 6:21:43 PM)

I'm ready to clean house in the Congress and Senate in 2010. Doesn't matter if they are Repubs, Dems, etc. Out with the old and in with the new.

Webmeister, Tulsa (10/3/2009 6:50:20 PM)

Wonder if this had anything to do with all 77 Oklahoma counties voting for McCain-Palin last November?

just passing through, (10/3/2009 7:02:57 PM)

Conseratives should be holding wild parites as this is just another of the 'destroy America' moves that are so popular these days. You said from the start you wanted America to fail. Looks like it is starting to work out for you.

Well, they don't call you guys the party of NO for nothing, do they?

And if you think I'm joking then look at it like this: The Republicans could see this coming and could have made a big deal out of it and looked like heros. This was a chance for you guys to really pull ahead in an area important to every one of us. But no, you just let let slide, knowing the Dems were bogged down in Health Care since you were the ones that bogged them down.

Thanks, Republicans. We will remember this one on election day.

wardog, Miami (10/3/2009 9:03:05 PM)

You may be right come election time, but if you don't think it could get worse you had better thinik again! If Inhofe finally said something right, forget it, he either knew it was safe to speak or somebody told him to do so. He started yelling way to late but enough to say he 'tried'! Puke, Puke. Republicans waited and waited stalling as usual anything that tries moving ahead and look what we get...'still the shaft'. tHEY TRULY BELIEVE THAT BY DOING NOTHING AND CAUSING THINGS TO COME TO A CRAWL THEIR 'REASON TO ACT'. Huh, I still don't understand their way of thinking. It is NOT for ' THE PEOPLE' it is for their own BiG BUTT EGOS, Its for thier Party and for them only. Either way we and the country get screwed again...all for a good cause...??????I don't think so, its either , "we sorry, we tried" or the old "The other guys did it" better luck next time. puke, puke

Mich098, Tulsa (10/4/2009 12:16:37 AM)

Too bad that the senators for Oklahoma can't do something effective for Oklahoma. They only serve up the bitter empty stew pot of cynicism and invite all the Okies to sit at their barren table.

mongo76, (10/4/2009 11:07:23 AM)

Mongo say majority party in Congress have much power. If you in minority party, most time no one listen.
Chairman of Committees (Budget, Appropriations,Public Works, Infrastructure, etc.) control agenda and have big power in what get considered & funded.
Many time President agenda never get considered thanks to people in charge of committees in House & Senate. How many time you hear congress leaders say President agenda DOA (dead on arrival).