Posted on 08/31/2011 5:31:33 PM PDT by maggief
Sen. Jim DeMint vowed Wednesday to try to block President Barack Obama from addressing a joint session of Congress on the same day as a Republican presidential debate next week.
Obama could learn something from the GOP, DeMint reasoned, in adding his voice — and his vote — to a growing chorus of Republican objections.
“The president should pick another night. I’m planning to watch the Republican primary debate … and the president should watch it, too,”
The iconic South Carolina conservative said. “If he has a jobs proposal, put it in writing, give us a cost estimate, and send it over. I want to read the bill, not listen to talking points off a TelePrompter. If he insists on playing politics by picking the night of the GOP debate, I will object to the session.”
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good for demint.
Bravo, Jim.
At last the GOP is begining to get a SPINE.
This is getting good and also fun!
Bambi the effette, could learn a lot from REAL men (and women). What a sick combination, an effeminate thug, he is.
Man, that’s great. Thank you Mr. DeMint.
DeMint says Obama should pay attention to his would-be opponents.
“He will hear job creation ideas that don’t involve more wasteful stimulus spending,” DeMint said. “And he’ll hear ideas that don’t include job-destroying tax hikes.”
Jim DeMint has always had a spine.........as have many others in the Republican party.
FUBO
Oh my word, I think I am in love.
GO DEMINT!
http://twitter.com/#!/chucktodd/statuses/109043660506673152
@chucktodd Chuck Todd
Can report that WH aides and Boehner aides are meeting now, trying to come to an agreed upon time and date.
1 hour ago via web
Oh wow, I like what DeMint said.
So true Senator DeMint. I am tired of all the BS too.
If I remember correctly, Jim DeMint threatened to filibuster the debt ceiling vote unless he got a balanced budget amendment along with it.
To tell the truth, I don’t remember the details of how that turned out. But I sure don’t remember a DeMint filibuster; nor do I remember a balanced budget amendment approved by the Senate.
Har! obama sunk again!
God Bless ya, Jim.
“Block the speech” is yellow journalism. Politico is not a news org but a propaganda organization. DeMint cannot block Obama from doing anything, but he can exercise influence over his fellow Senators and GOP colleagues.
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