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Matter of Opinion archive for April 6, 2010

TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2010

Civility and politics 54 

U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "a nice person." Then went on to say more. I'm 180 degrees in opposition to the speaker -- she's a nice lady," he said. The crowd could be heard responding unfavorably to his characterization. "Come…

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