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Time for Tim to go?
Long overdue. So says Michele Bachmann and Jim DeMint, and likely many other Republicans, after the downgrade by S&P of American bonds. Gary Gross, who lives in Bachmann’s district, covers her...
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Open thread: The South Carolina GOP presidential forum
Making the case at 3 p.m. ET. This afternoon will see many of the 2012 GOP presidential hopefuls gathering at The American Principles Project Palmetto Freedom Forum in Columbia, South Carolina. Keep...
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Bachmann: Why do we need a Department of Education, anyway?
Extreme? CNN’s Political Ticker isolates this element of Rep. Michele Bachmann’s reliably conservative responses at Sen. Jim DeMint’s political forum in South Carolina today, making it both a headline...
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DeMint office denies Romney endorsement story
Knowledgeable sources. According to Roll Call’s “knowledgeable GOP sources,” conservative stalwart Senator Jim DeMint may endorse Mitt Romney for President: DeMint, who endorsed the former...
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Jim DeMint: It’s time to start listening to Ron Paul
“He’s right about the need for limited constitutional government and the importance of individual liberty.” November 2010: “You can’t be a fiscal conservative and not be a social conservative.” Today:...
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Bill Kristol: The GOP would be better off if Ron Paul left
Hmmm. Compare this to what Jim DeMint said about Paul last week and you’ll see what sort of fun we’re in for during convention week this year. “A lot of people when they criticize Ron Paul have to...
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Jim DeMint: Why not tack support for term limits on to no-insider-trading bill?
If only … Monday, the Senate began to debate the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, and the House takes up its version of the legislation later this month. The bill would do exactly what its...
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Last debate, last stand?
The final four? Tonight, the Republican candidates for the presidential nomination will hold the 20th nationally-televised debate — or 24th, or 22nd, depending on what counts as an official debate and...
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DeMint on Romney: “There’s a lot to like there”
Plus, the Obama camp is laughing at Mitt. South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint all but called for Mitt Romney’s GOP opponents to drop out of the race today, according to Alex Burns and Jon Allen...
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Aww: The wind lobby is frustrated with the GOP
That gosh darn “anti-wind libertarian, free-market fundamentalist echo chamber!” It warmed my heart when Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) spearheaded a bill last February that would roll back a bunch of the...
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Fischer shocks Nebraska establishment with primary win
Not a “good ol’ boy.” For the second time in as many weeks, an upstart candidate has shocked the establishment, only this time it comes as an even greater surprise. While Jon Bruning and Don Sternberg...
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Is public broadcasting’s $445 million subsidy really a “tiny federal...
Cut it off from the federal trough NPR, PBS and other public broadcasting outlets are asking taxpayers to fork over $445 million in funding for the next fiscal year. But not if Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)...
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Conservatives hit magic number to sink Law of the Sea Treaty
Long-stalled treaty is dead once again This was supposed to be the year the U.S. Senate finally ratified the age-old Law of the Sea Treaty. That was apparently enough motivation for conservatives to...
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Why Palin should speak at the Republican convention
And Jim DeMint. And Ron Paul. And Chris Christie. And … We’ve certainly generated a lot of commentary over the last two days over what may be a nothingburger — the fact that Sarah Palin has yet to be...
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How to stop Harry Reid’s “lame-duck looting session”
Conservatives want to prevent government shutdown Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is hoping to orchestrate a “carefully choreographed crisis” after the Nov. 6 election to force the GOP’s hand...
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Traveling through Texas with the Tea Party Express
So much better than the Beltway… Over the last eight days I have traveled throughout Texas with the Tea Party Express (TPE) in order to help Ted Cruz beat David Dewhurst in the Texas GOP Senate...
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Super: Amazon & Wal-Mart team up to lobby for new online sales tax
Team ebay Keep your eye on the, ahem, “Marketplace Fairness Act” in Congress (S.1832). As Tim Carney of The Washington Examiner explains, we’ve all been ordering online for years with no sales tax...
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