Jim DeMint, Tea Party champion, leaving Senate
South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, probably the most influential Tea Party advocate in Congress, is resigning his seat to become head of the conservative Heritage Foundation.
DeMint’s term was to have expired in 2016. The vacancy will be filled through appointment by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, with a special election held in 2014. That’s the same cycle in which South Carolina’s other senator, Lindsey Graham, will be seeking re-election, which makes it less likely that Graham will face a stern primary challenger.
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They BOTH suck
December 6th, 2012
11:57 am
Morality
Your ignorance is showing, but what is new.
But keep playing politics with the deaths of US servicemen.
Real classy.
clem
December 6th, 2012
11:57 am
oxymoron, Heritage think tank
Oops
December 6th, 2012
11:58 am
Maybe Obama will quit and run the Socialist party
Oh wait he already does
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
11:59 am
I wouldn’t lump all Somalis in with the criminals that murder innocent people – you insult the Somali people. I was here 1st – you move.
They BOTH suck
December 6th, 2012
11:59 am
DowninAlbany @ 11:57
I would agree to a certain extent.
Paul
December 6th, 2012
11:59 am
DownInAlbany
“But, it’s the mean old Republicans that are standing in the way?”
Okay, I’ll play.
Pres Obama ran on increasing the marginal rates for those making over $250k a year. He laid out specifics on what the percentage increases would be.
Republicans ran on cutting the deficit.
So okay…. what, specifically did Republicans propose to cut? (note: saying ‘we’ll cut a hundred million from… waste… and we’ll cut something…. from medicaid…. and we’ll cut… somewhere in Commerce’) is not exactly ’specific.’
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:00 pm
DIA — “The Dem, Reps and Obama are all playing games. And, we are being played for fools! That’s the real truth! Honesty and integrity are lost on the entire bunch!”
Did you bother to vote? Did you feel that way when you voted?
Daedalus
December 6th, 2012
12:00 pm
What a week: First Chip Rogers leaves the state senate for a made-up job with GBP and then Jim DeMint leaves the US Senate for a job at the reactionary-tank that is the Heritage Foundation.
Good for the state and the country; not so good for the Tea Party.
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
12:01 pm
Suck – you remind me of the 37 year old who still lives with mama and wets his bed. Guess I am profiling you?
Redcoat
December 6th, 2012
12:01 pm
Those who support and think government control is best, only assume they control the government……Dems/Libs own it, now get on with it!….They have successfully defined conservatism as evil. Let the redefining begin!
Oops
December 6th, 2012
12:01 pm
Obama is a cliff jumper
Cons should jump too
They BOTH suck
December 6th, 2012
12:01 pm
Morality
No, you are looking in the mirror
Goldie
December 6th, 2012
12:02 pm
Buh-bye Mr. Jerk!
receives several gov't checks....
December 6th, 2012
12:02 pm
Hey, I’m glad he’s gone! One less radical less gov’t type in the Senate. WE all KNOW the best solutions to all our problems are government solutions. They can create fairness in the tax code and create a fair economy for all Americans! Down w/ crony republicans!
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:03 pm
“Morality” — “I wouldn’t lump all Somalis in with the criminals that murder innocent people”
I’m pretty sure that Somalis didn’t like us being there. And since there was no Somali government to *invite* us in, any warlord with a gun was within his rights to take shots at us. That’s life in the US military.
” – you insult the Somali people.”
And you’re clueless and misinformed.
“I was here 1st – you move.”
No, I was here before you. Plus, I like it here and you don’t — so get out.
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
12:03 pm
Obama’s plan to save America? ????????????????
paulo911
December 6th, 2012
12:03 pm
JHM …”Sorry, we only elect QUALIFIED women over here. That’s why there are so many more female Democratic lawmakers than female Republican ones”
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Wow …you mean we are not interested in those who see foreign countries from the back of their yards???
BW
December 6th, 2012
12:04 pm
And good riddance….go make your money like you wanted to in the first place
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:05 pm
paulo911 — “Wow …you mean we are not interested in those who see foreign countries from the back of their yards???”
Sometimes, I can see the moon from my porch. That means I haz astronautin’ experience.
williebkind
December 6th, 2012
12:05 pm
“How *terrible* for you. Clearly you need to move to a nice libertarian country like Somalia where there won’t be an pesky gubmint to get in your way or tell you what to do”
How about you moving to the west coast or north east coast or just north at that and be right at home. This is Ga., you know the red state.
receives several gov't checks....
December 6th, 2012
12:05 pm
Obama’s plan to save America is support the lower middle class! There are more of us than their are the rich! He will bring economic fairness to all!
Logical Dude
December 6th, 2012
12:06 pm
Nikki Halley nominates herself, and then moves to run for President in 2016.
One can hope, right?
Doggone/GA
December 6th, 2012
12:06 pm
“Wow …you mean we are not interested in those who see foreign countries from the back of their yards???”
You do realize Sarah Palin never said that, don’t you?
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
12:06 pm
Think I will stay – you leave.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:06 pm
williebkind — “How about you moving to the west coast or north east coast or just north at that and be right at home. This is Ga., you know the red state.”
How about I stay riiiiiiiight here and help flip GA to blue next time around? This is the USA, you know — the Blue Country.
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
12:08 pm
economic fairness – A socialist’s opinion of fairness is – redistribution of the wealth from those that worked for it to those that voted Obama.
williebkind
December 6th, 2012
12:09 pm
“How about I stay riiiiiiiight here and help flip GA to blue next time around? This is the USA, you know — the Blue Country.”
Ok, stay, it is a free country so far! Blue country? Now that’s a hoot!
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 6th, 2012
12:09 pm
Bro
I heard Newt is moving to SC. Since he won the primary there he is a shoe in for office
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:09 pm
“Morality” — “Think I will stay”
It figures. All you have are whiny complaints and objections, and nothing worth contributing to the conversation. You clearly don’t like it here and clearly have no ideas for making anything better. So what’s your point? That you’re miserable and you want everyone else to be?
” – you leave.”
Nope. As a disabled US Army veteran, I *refuse* to leave *my* country. And if you hate it so much here, then get lost.
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December 6th, 2012
12:09 pm
Georgia will be completely blue by 2016 when they discover the crony Republicans only care about their bosses and not average Americans! Obama will bring economic fairness to our country and we will be great again because all Americans will be treated fairly!
Crony Republicans only want to make themselves rich! That’s why the most wealthy politicans are Republicans!
Goldie
December 6th, 2012
12:09 pm
So when are you Cons who signed the secession petitions going to renounce your U.S. citizenship??? Time’s a-wasting for you to get going with that!
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
12:10 pm
If you are waiting for Georgia to turn Obama – better pull up a chair.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
December 6th, 2012
12:11 pm
You do realize Sarah Palin never said that, don’t you?
Well the woman who said it sure did talk like her and looked like her.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:12 pm
williebkind — “Ok, stay, it is a free country so far! Blue country? Now that’s a hoot!”
We retained the White House.
We increased our lead in the Senate.
No sitting Democratic Congressman lost his or her seat. We picked up seats in the House. Plus, if you add up all the votes from all Congressional races across the country, FAR more votes were cast for Democrats than for Republicans.
Y’all got your butts handed to you AGAIN. And it is only going to get worse for you.
You live in a blue country whether you want to admit it to yourself or not.
Doggone/GA
December 6th, 2012
12:12 pm
“Well the woman who said it sure did talk like her and looked like her”
Yep, Tina Fey is a good actress and comedian!
Butch Cassidy (I)
December 6th, 2012
12:13 pm
Down in Albany – “But, it’s the mean old Republicans that are standing in the way?”
Apparently so. Just ask John Boehner and Ann Coulter.
DownInAlbany
December 6th, 2012
12:13 pm
Paul
December 6th, 2012
11:59 am
DownInAlbany
“But, it’s the mean old Republicans that are standing in the way?”
Okay, I’ll play.
Pres Obama ran on increasing the marginal rates for those making over $250k a year. He laid out specifics on what the percentage increases would be.
Republicans ran on cutting the deficit.
So okay…. what, specifically did Republicans propose to cut? (note: saying ‘we’ll cut a hundred million from… waste… and we’ll cut something…. from medicaid…. and we’ll cut… somewhere in Commerce’) is not exactly ’specific.’
I’ll turn that one around. What specifically have the Dems offered to cut? Same answer to your question…Nothing. It’s proven over and over again, taxing the “rich” is only a drop in the bucket.
Go ahead, tax ‘em. What next? It’s not going to accomplish anything except make the Obamabots feel that they are “paying their fair share.” It will do nothing to decrease the deficit or boost the economy.
williebkind
December 6th, 2012
12:13 pm
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
12:08 pm
I have worked all my life and at times had to use wild game and fish to supplement my food sources. Yet I go to the market and I see carts full of meat and breads paid for by swiping a card. Then add an insult and they pull out cash to buy tobacco and dog food.
receives several gov't checks....
December 6th, 2012
12:13 pm
morality? your name is hypocritical, so say you want morality? how is it moral when crony republicans allow corporate millionaires to oppress their employees with bad wages and benefits! Our federal gov’t is the only entity powerful enough to force corporations to either provide them for their employees or we can tax them fairly and let the fair wages and benefits be suplemented by our government!
nathan's political arsonist
December 6th, 2012
12:13 pm
turning out to be a great week- will the winner and now decrepit demint
DownInAlbany
December 6th, 2012
12:14 pm
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:00 pm
DIA — “The Dem, Reps and Obama are all playing games. And, we are being played for fools! That’s the real truth! Honesty and integrity are lost on the entire bunch!”
Did you bother to vote? Did you feel that way when you voted?
Yes and yes
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:14 pm
“Morality” — If you are waiting for Georgia to turn Obama – better pull up a chair.”
Foolish boy. Obama can’t run again.
And you’d better look at the Republican margins of victory in GA in the last few elections. They’re getting *tighter* and *tighter,* and it won’t be long until we crack off a couple more Southern states for our side. Alabama and Mississippi, as well as South Carolina, were just about competitive for the Democrats this time around. Next time, we’ll take one or more of them.
And Georgia? It’s just a matter of time.
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
12:15 pm
I love the USA . that’s why I did not vote Obama…….. FISCAL SOCIALIST. If you voted Obama – you are the one that hates the USA and voted against it’s FISCAL survival.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:16 pm
DIA — “I’ll turn that one around. What specifically have the Dems offered to cut? Same answer to your question…Nothing.”
Wrong.
You pretty clearly don’t read, watch or listen to much news outside the Fox-o-sphere.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:17 pm
DIA — “Yes and yes”
If that’s how you felt, then why did you vote? Or how did you justify voting, if you felt the folks in charge were so lousy?
Try It At Half Staff
December 6th, 2012
12:17 pm
http://truth-out.org/art/item/13171-the-pledge
DownInAlbany
December 6th, 2012
12:19 pm
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:16 pm
DIA — “I’ll turn that one around. What specifically have the Dems offered to cut? Same answer to your question…Nothing.”
Wrong.
You pretty clearly don’t read, watch or listen to much news outside the Fox-o-sphere.
Examples of Dem proposed cuts?
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December 6th, 2012
12:19 pm
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the cat
December 6th, 2012
12:19 pm
Just how long are the losing republicans going to whineeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?
Why don’t you all grow a pair and support our President?
You all sound very foolish which is why we are laughing at you.
Logical Dude
December 6th, 2012
12:20 pm
DownInalbany: Republicans ran on cutting the deficit.. . . I’ll turn that one around. What specifically have the Dems offered to cut?
Well, before you turn that one around, how about defending the Republican WHO RAN ON CUTTING SPENDING. Where? What?
Democrats ran on tax hikes for the wealthy and (probably some) said spending cuts as well. But come on, trying to turn that one around to “what did the dems try to cut” sounds like a cop-out argument.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:20 pm
“Morality” — “I love the USA . that’s why I did not vote Obama…”
Fool.
“….. FISCAL SOCIALIST.”
You wouldn’t know socialism if it walked up to you and fastened itself to one of your man-boobs. There’s only one elected Socialist in all of Washington DC, and he’s not named Barack Obama.
“If you voted Obama – you are the one that hates the USA and voted against it’s FISCAL survival.”
Rejected. Ryan/Romney’s plan had deficits as far as the eye could see. The fact of the matter is that both Republicans and Democrats spend like drunken sailors on leave, but people like you ignorantly and mistakenly buy the bulldada that Democrats are worse about spending than Republicans are.
I *used* to be a Republican, and I believed the same crap. But the more I looked into things, the more I found out that the conservative economic arguments were total bulldada and lies.
tex
December 6th, 2012
12:20 pm
Shouldn’t someone be writing something about the human rights struggle going on in Egypt, and the tremendous apathy of the US pro government ‘left wing’ establishment with regard to supporting it?
DannyX
December 6th, 2012
12:21 pm
Jim DeMint the Tea Party darling is quitting the Senate so he can go work for the organization that gave us Obamacare!
Republicans are total nuts.
Logical Dude
December 6th, 2012
12:21 pm
(and DowninAlbany, I apologize if I misquoted who was saying what, I interpreted your post as you turning it around)
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
December 6th, 2012
12:22 pm
What rotten luck! The only real redneck left in the Senate and he up and quits. I was down in the dumps back when old Zell Miller left but DeMint come along and I said to myself, “Well at least we got somebody still there that will up and tell the libruls to kiss his a__.”
It’s a dark, dark day in politics.
STUPID LIBERAL
December 6th, 2012
12:23 pm
I will support the president once he sends me my Obama Check.
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
12:24 pm
2013 is approaching – you may receive several gub’ment checks in the mail TODAY. Who are you going to blame when that gub’ment check is DENIED at the bank? The Fed debt is $16,000,000,000,000 + and rising. The gub’ment credit card is MAXED out and your check will soon be denied. You get what you voted for. Good Luck.
philospher
December 6th, 2012
12:25 pm
I’m having some queasy feelings about this guy quitting the Senate. It smacks of political machinations. I’m guessing since the TP’ers couln’t make headway from the top-down, they’re planning a bottom-up manuever. Does anyone else wonder..especially when one of our resident looney senators quit this week, too. Something stinks…
Paul
December 6th, 2012
12:26 pm
DownInAlbany
“I’ll turn that one around. ”
Well of course you will, as you obviously know the Republicans, after all their months of rhetoric, have not proposed specific cuts in the amounts necessary to do the job, and instead want to have Democrats do it for them.
“What specifically have the Dems offered to cut? Same answer to your question…Nothing.”
One more time, DiA, Republicans ran on cutting the deficit. Your answer is evidence they have no idea how to do it.
” It’s proven over and over again, taxing the “rich” is only a drop in the bucket.”
Of course it won’t solve the deficit. Only Republicans ever said it would. I doubt you can find one Democrat who ever said ‘all we need to do is tax the rich and our fiscal problems will go away.”
You gotta stop believing your own propaganda, DiA. Or at least be aware of when Republicans say Democrats say stuff when it’s really Republicans saying it.
So… you haven’t go nothin’ on 1.6 Trillion in cuts, do ya?
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:27 pm
DIA — “Examples of Dem proposed cuts?
Democrats have been offering SPECIFIC cuts for over a year. Y’all just never hear about them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/us/politics/debt-panel-democrats-offer-cuts.html?_r=0
Even now, Democrats are offering cuts (essentially low-hanging fruit) now, as well as more cuts next year, as we have a bit more time to ferret them out.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/dec2012/cuts-d03.shtml
The information’s there, DIA — if you go looking for it.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:28 pm
“Morality” — “Who are you going to blame when that gub’ment check is DENIED at the bank?”
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
DownInAlbany
December 6th, 2012
12:29 pm
Paul, Obama also ran (the first time) on cutting the deficit by 1/2. How’d that work out? (answer, he basically doubled it). You keep believing his lies…
Paul
December 6th, 2012
12:30 pm
Hi Goldie!
“So when are you Cons who signed the secession petitions going to renounce your U.S. citizenship??? Time’s a-wasting for you to get going with that!”
Y’know, if J. Edgar Hoover were alive he’d have a file on each one of those secessionists and would have FBI agents investigating them as seditionists and traitors.
getalife
December 6th, 2012
12:30 pm
I did not see that coming but it is great news for our country.
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
12:31 pm
Obama is a SOCIALIST in sheep’s clothing. His mentors are socialists. His donors are socialists. He is from the SOCIALIST wing that now controls the Dem Party. Socialist Philosophy is “Redistribution of the Wealth” aka stealing from those that worked for it and giving it to those willing to sell their vote to Obama. Not all that voted for Obama are socialists but all socialists voted for Obama. Some are just NAIVE.
Butch Cassidy (I)
December 6th, 2012
12:31 pm
Down in Albany – “Obama also ran (the first time) on cutting the deficit by 1/2. How’d that work out?”
He got re-elected for a 2nd term.
Paul
December 6th, 2012
12:32 pm
DownInAlbany 12:29
You haven’t been around this blog long enough to know how pathetic a diversion instead of answering a question looks?
It’s okay, you can say it: “Republicans have not advanced specific cuts to reduce the deficit by the amounts they spoke of during the campaign.”
See? It’s easy.
Of course, then you can read Joe Hussein Mama’s links to educate yourself.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:32 pm
DIA — “Paul, Obama also ran (the first time) on cutting the deficit by 1/2. How’d that work out? (answer, he basically doubled it). You keep believing his lies…”
You DO realize that he couldn’t have spent that money if the GOP-run House didn’t authorize it — DON’T you?
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:33 pm
“Morality” — “Obama is a SOCIALIST in sheep’s clothing. His mentors are socialists. His donors are socialists. He is from the SOCIALIST wing that now controls the Dem Party.”
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
12:34 pm
Whaaaaaaaaaaa! Guess you are the one crying now that you understand what you voted for. Obama’s minister “G D America”……. sounds he really loves America alright.
DownInAlbany
December 6th, 2012
12:35 pm
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:27 pm
DIA — “Examples of Dem proposed cuts?
Democrats have been offering SPECIFIC cuts for over a year. Y’all just never hear about them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/us/politics/debt-panel-democrats-offer-cuts.html?_r=0
Even now, Democrats are offering cuts (essentially low-hanging fruit) now, as well as more cuts next year, as we have a bit more time to ferret them out.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/dec2012/cuts-d03.shtml
The information’s there, DIA — if you go looking for it.
Straight from the NY Times and the World Socialist whatever. I can’t stop laughing! Now come the tears…from laughing so loud. I gotta go to the men’s room before I wet my pants! The World Socialist Web Site! dang, there goes the unabated laughter again!
GT
December 6th, 2012
12:35 pm
These guys are running for cover!
I would imagine the Heritage Foundation is having a case of the shorts about now. Pseudo intellectual is going out with polyester pants and sideburns. This is the crowd that first comes up with the answer and then back into it with the question. You see a lot of the dissipated, hair dyed, multi-married, still cheating thanks to modern medicine, titans of industry in their lobby.
The problem is the ones who still come back for more punishment are fewer and fewer so this group is going to have to rig up a new game to con these whackcos out of their money. You would have to be pretty desperate to let go of 4 more years of good employment for this albatross. I am sure we will hear more as whatever is closing in on DeMint is made known.
getalife
December 6th, 2012
12:36 pm
This one left a mark on our cons.
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
12:37 pm
Obama’s and Hairy Weed’s proposed cuts? The only one definite was to reduce the size of the military by as much as 1/3rd. Now you are going to ask me for a link – gave it to you several times – find it yourself.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:38 pm
“Morality” — “Guess you are the one crying now that you understand what you voted for.”
Nope. That’s the sound of you crying, over and over, all day long on this blog. It’s all you have.
“Obama’s minister “G D America”……. sounds he really loves America alright.”
I’ll tell you right now — I’d have voted for a frickin’ WEREWOLF over any of those butt plugs, bone heads and abject morons the GOP put forward for nomination. The only ones of them worth listening to — Buddy Roemer and Jon Huntsman — were too damn reasonable for the rank-and-file GOP, and so they never stood a chance.
But you? Hell, you’d be happy with that Bachmann crazoid, or even Herman Cain.
STUPID LIBERAL
December 6th, 2012
12:38 pm
You did not earn your paycheck, it belongs to the Government.
Butch Cassidy (I)
December 6th, 2012
12:39 pm
I actually understand Down In Albanys angst. I’ve been there, the area around the Phoebe Putney Hospital is like a DMZ. Maybe DIA is angry about his poor choices that have kept him mired in that cess pool of a city.Who knows?
Brosephus™
December 6th, 2012
12:39 pm
NoCom
jewcowboy
December 6th, 2012
12:40 pm
As one of the most anti-gay legislators on the Hill, may the door hit him in the @ss and leave a mark as he departs.
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
12:40 pm
Not interested in voting for anyone that will increase this Fed debt – Dem or Repub. Bet my house against yours that the Fed debt won’t be ONE CENT less when Obama leaves office than it was when he got reelected. The odds of me winning that bet in Vegas – 100%.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:42 pm
DIA — “Straight from the NY Times and the World Socialist whatever. I can’t stop laughing! Now come the tears…from laughing so loud. I gotta go to the men’s room before I wet my pants! The World Socialist Web Site! dang, there goes the unabated laughter again!”
You wanted examples, and I gave them to you. If you were a honest person who had any sort of character, then you’d admit that yes, the Democrats *have* made specific proposals. But no, you can’t bring yourself to do it.
So I guess we know what kind of people live Down In Albany. Dishonest people with no character, it would seem.
You want to know why I posted that link from the World Socialists? Because they’re COMPLAINING about some of the Democrats’ planned cuts. Do you think for a moment — if President Obama really *was* a Socialist — that they’d have anything negative to say about him or his budget plans?
So no problem, DIA. You just stay in your little corner of ignorance and come out to bark every once in a while.
DownInAlbany
December 6th, 2012
12:42 pm
Butch Cassidy (I)
December 6th, 2012
12:39 pm
I actually understand Down In Albanys angst. I’ve been there, the area around the Phoebe Putney Hospital is like a DMZ. Maybe DIA is angry about his poor choices that have kept him mired in that cess pool of a city.Who knows?
You’ll get no argument on that one, Butch.
STUPID LIBERAL
December 6th, 2012
12:42 pm
Morailty?
Obama will never leave office, he is going to become Sepreme Leader and lead us all into the promised land.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:43 pm
“Morality” — “The odds of me winning that bet in Vegas – 100%.”
Vegas =/= Morality (laughing, pointing)
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
12:44 pm
Jay wouldn’t take me up on my bet either – any takers out there? Let’s get it in writing.
DebbieDoRight -- A Do Right Woman
December 6th, 2012
12:44 pm
Is DeMint the “You LIE!” guy?
the cat
December 6th, 2012
12:45 pm
Stephen Colbert has family in SC. I wish he would run for senate and then governor!!! I would move to SC to support him.
Ivan
December 6th, 2012
12:45 pm
“Sorry, we only elect QUALIFIED women over here. That’s why there are so many more female Democratic lawmakers than female Republican ones.”
Cynthia Mckinney says hi.
DannyX
December 6th, 2012
12:46 pm
“Obama is a SOCIALIST in sheep’s clothing.”
All hail the socialists, say the record profits.
Booooooo to Capitalism, says “This sucker could go down.”
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
12:46 pm
When it’s a lock it’s not immoral to bet on it. Besides I won a Rolex one time off of a pimp. Felt like I was doing the world a favor.
the cat
December 6th, 2012
12:46 pm
jewcowboy-I don’t need to remind you that usually the most homophobic are gay but not willing to come out.
Brosephus™
December 6th, 2012
12:47 pm
Not interested in voting for anyone that will increase this Fed debt – Dem or Repub. Bet my house against yours that the Fed debt won’t be ONE CENT less when Obama leaves office than it was when he got reelected. The odds of me winning that bet in Vegas – 100%.
I guess you’re throwing in the towel on ALL federal elections then, huh??? Have you honestly sat down and read the GOP’s idea of fiscal responsibility aka the “Ryan Budget Plan”? Did you not know that the fiscal responsible budget that the GOP voted for in lock step included a projected debt limit increase in excess ofn $23 Trillion in the next 10 years? Did you not know that same fiscally responsible budget plan would not produce a balanced budget until after the year 2030 or later? Yet, I bet you checked off every single (R) on the federal level in each election since that first budget plan was voted on years ago, didn’t you? The thing is, those of us who have looked at both sides for their “ideas” realize that there IS NO fiscal responsible plan out there.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:48 pm
ivan — “Cynthia Mckinney says hi.”
Already asked and answered, Comrade.
DannyX
December 6th, 2012
12:48 pm
“Cynthia Mckinney says hi.”
Hillary says, “I’ll be living in the White House again.”
Morality?
December 6th, 2012
12:49 pm
There are plenty of corporate millionaires in the Dem party too….. and Obama is a member of the dreaded 1 %. If being rich is evil – you voted for evil.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:49 pm
“Morality” — “When it’s a lock it’s not immoral to bet on it. Besides I won a Rolex one time off of a pimp. Felt like I was doing the world a favor.”
You seem to win an awful lot of things off pimps. Maybe a handle change is in order for you.
Oops
December 6th, 2012
12:49 pm
“Support our president
Code speak for “I want one party rule, my party”
emo
December 6th, 2012
12:50 pm
The collective IQ of the Senate just went up 10 points, while that of the Heritage Foundation dropped 50.
Paul
December 6th, 2012
12:50 pm
Down in Albany
“Straight from the NY Times and the World Socialist whatever. I can’t stop laughing!”
You really, really don’t understand the difference between a source and a secondary publisher, do you?
See, if the World Socialist Daily reprinted the Beatitudes or the Sermon on the Mount, you really, really shouldn’t announce to the world “what a bunch of cr@p!! What are those socialists at that rag trying to put over on us now?!!!?”
It’d make you look, well… foolish.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 6th, 2012
12:51 pm
“Morality” — “If being rich is evil”
Conservative trope. That notion didn’t come from liberals; it’s something conservatives made up and tried to attribute to us.