Coburn's Lonely Fight.

The article discusses efforts of U.S. Senator Tom Coburn to resolve budget problems of the U.S. government. It mentions his continued lobbying for increasing federal revenues which he believes would be essential to save the country from possible economic collapse due to debt. The way his book "The Debt Bomb" explores potential economic consequences that would result from lack of budget reform is described. Remarks from Coburn regarding common problems of political parties are also presented.