Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
James Warren "Jim" DeMintis an American politician who was a United States Senator from South Carolina from 2005 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party and a leading figure in the Tea Party movement. He previously served as the United States Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1999 to 2005. DeMint resigned from the Senate on January 1, 2013, to become president of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 September 1951
party support my-own
I don't have the support inside Washington or even inside my own party.
religious issues states
Marriage is a religious and state issue.
school plus states
A-PLUS Act - allow states to operate like charter schools.
church poor partners
Partner with churches to assist the poor.
government federal-government dependent
Too many Americans are dependent on federal government.
progressive social policy
Social Security mess is another failed progressive policy.
integrity character promise
Select candidates by integrity of character, not promises.
helping-others desire sincere
Many Democrats are sincere in their desire to help others.
biblical views understanding
American exceptionalism requires understanding biblical view.
christian selfishness overcoming
Judeo-Christian conservatism overcomes natural selfishness.
states crosses solutions
Freedom solutions - cross-state insurers; health cooperatives.
jobs government deeds
Not federal government's job to do good deeds.
problem social social-problems
Dependency encourages social problems.
stupid ideas cash
Cash-for-Clunkers program was a stupid idea.