Who should Gov. Nikki Haley appoint as his temporary replacement?
I've been very impressed with Trey Gowdy. But I was hoping he would toss Linda out into the street.
Now we need two staunch Conservatives from South Carolina. Tim Scott maybe?
Jim DeMint’s departure is an ominous sign for the GOP, which needs DeMint more than DeMint needs his Senate position. He has served his constituents well during his tenure.
“WHY is he doing this? DeMint is the best guy we had in the US Senate!”
Because effective, honorable people like to work in effective, honorable organizations. He just got a heck of a promotion in my view. And he’s a smart guy: he can read the writing on the wall.
Ask yourself: would you want to work with people like reid, mcconnell, schumer, warren, mccain, etc on a day to day basis? And be forced under the senate rules to treat them somewhat respectfully?