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Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) lashes out at his Senate colleagues in a new book published Tuesday, calling the upper chamber "heavily sedated" and suggesting that some 90 percent of senators should be fired.

In excerpts of Coburn's new book, "The Debt Bomb: A Bold Plan to Stop Washington from Bankrupting America," obtained by ABC News, Coburn bemoans careerism as the "root of almost all that ails Washington."

“Careerism is the dark matter of the political universe. It is the unseen force that bends decisions, and character, in ways that defy common sense and obvious explanations,” he writes.  ”If members of Congress knew their current term would be their last, I have no doubt we could defuse the debt bomb within a matter of days … Bridging the gap between conservatives and liberals is easy compared to bridging the gap between courage and cowardice. ”

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