One of the real good guys in the Senate is calling it quits after this year. Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn announced he will be leaving office two years because of a return of cancer that afflicted him several years ago. Politico: The 65-year-old physician's decision to resign marks a shift in his plans: In an interview earlier this month, he said he believed he was "plenty healthy enough to serve out my term," but acknowledged that circumstances could change. "The decision I make will be made in conjunction with my family as to how I can best implement and impact things. And if I don't think I can, I won't," Coburn said at the time. Coburn's departure from the Senate will cut short a nine-year career in the chamber and a longer tenure in Congress that dates back to the 1994 Republican revolution. An obstetrician by training, Coburn served six years in the House -- often clashing with his GOP colleagues as well as Democrats and participating in attempt to depose then-House...(Read Full Post)