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
home museums needs
I don't need to be asking for money for local museums and other projects just to make me look good back home.
night years worry
I know I was a businessman for years, and I stayed up countless nights worrying about having to let one person go. It's a terrible thing to do.
guy policy strategic
I like to be a strategic policy guy.
support care devolution
I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation.
party people tea
Sometimes people credit me for the Tea Party. It's actually the other way around.
thinking organization ideas
The Heritage Foundation is the premier think tank, research organization. The premier idea group for the conservative movement.
country class america
We have this kind of revolving door, we don't have a permanent class of millionaires in America like a lot of other countries.
party ideas libertarian
I'd like to see a Republican Party that embraces a lot of the libertarian ideas.
america mind enemy
The hope and change the Democrats had in mind was nothing more than a retread of the failed and discredited socialist policies that have been the enemy of freedom for centuries all over the world. I fear America is teetering towards tyranny.
christian country strong
Well, one of the most important things for Americans to be reminded of is that a lot of the exceptional nature of our country is founded in Judeo-Christian values that promotes individualism, personal responsibility, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to family, charity.
scared problem chiefs
If we become too scared to confront the chief problems of our time, there is no hope of ever solving them.
mom fathers-day dad
One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.
exactly quite small trying
Small and quite complicated, and that's exactly what we're trying to get away from,
acting blessed force good growing nation positive
We have been blessed with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to work, and with our Nation acting as a positive force for good in the world.