Ah, it was a soul-searing moment in the Roberts confirmation hearings when Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn choked back the tears to say, “When I ponder our country and its greatness, its weaknesses, its potential, my heart aches for less divisiveness, less polarization, less finger-pointing, less bitterness, less mindless partisanship which, at times, sounds almost hateful to the ear of Americans.”

Fine, fine sentiments. Then those divisive bastards at and those finger-pointing swine at ThinkProgress had to ruin it all with polarized, bitter… research! And dug up fine, unifying quotes like these from the gentleman from Oklahoma:

Coburn on his 2004 opponent: It���s a ���battle of good vs. evil.���

Coburn on the Oklahoma legislature: ���You have a bunch of crapheads in Oklahoma City that have killed the vision of anybody wanting to invest in Oklahoma.���

Coburn on doctors: ���I favor the death penalty for abortionists and other people who take life.���

Coburn on homosexuality: ���The gay community has infiltrated the very centers of power in every area across this country, and they wield extreme power �Ķ Why do you think we see the rationalization for abortion and multiple sexual partners? That���s a gay agenda.���

The Daily Show iced the cake with CSPAN footage showing the aforementioned senator at the hearing, doing a crossword puzzle.

Ah, Senator Coburn: the windbag that came sweeping down the plain.