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« Reply #50 on: December 06, 2012, 03:27:52 PM »
Can we merge the two DeMint threads? It's confusing.
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« Reply #51 on: December 06, 2012, 03:36:20 PM »
I'm Lindsey Graham and I approve of this move.
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« Reply #52 on: December 06, 2012, 04:32:12 PM »
Please God no. That guys bat$h!t insane.
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« Reply #53 on: December 06, 2012, 04:35:51 PM »
Good riddance.
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« Reply #54 on: December 06, 2012, 06:29:01 PM »
Quote from: Landslide Lyndon on December 06, 2012, 02:38:51 PM
Quote from: King on December 06, 2012, 01:30:29 PM
I've never seen anyone resign high ranking public office to become a lobbyist.

Are you joking dude?

If not then I have a name for you: Trent Lott.

Trent Lott left under scandal.  I guess I should have added "popular high ranking public official"
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« Reply #55 on: December 06, 2012, 06:31:05 PM »
What a pleasant surprise. He makes my skin crawl more than any other Senator.
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« Reply #56 on: December 06, 2012, 06:32:55 PM »
Quote from: King on December 06, 2012, 06:29:01 PM
Quote from: Landslide Lyndon on December 06, 2012, 02:38:51 PM
Quote from: King on December 06, 2012, 01:30:29 PM
I've never seen anyone resign high ranking public office to become a lobbyist.

Are you joking dude?

If not then I have a name for you: Trent Lott.

Trent Lott left under scandal.  I guess I should have added "popular high ranking public official"

I don't remember any scandal. He resigned to avoid the tougher rules that started to apply in 2008 to ex members of congress who wanted to become lobbyists.
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« Reply #57 on: December 06, 2012, 06:34:45 PM »
Yeah he only resigned from his leadership position after his racist scandal. He resigned from the Senate years later.
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« Reply #58 on: December 06, 2012, 07:13:58 PM »
Quote from: Senator Averroës Nix on December 06, 2012, 07:02:01 PM
Funny but unlikely possibility: DeMint primaries Graham for his seat in four years.

Graham is up in 2 years Smiley
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« Reply #59 on: December 06, 2012, 07:18:49 PM »
Quote from: Senator Averroës Nix on December 06, 2012, 07:02:01 PM
Funny but unlikely possibility: DeMint primaries Graham for his seat in four years.


A friend mentioned that to me earlier today. It would be amusing.
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« Reply #60 on: December 06, 2012, 07:30:03 PM »
Quote from: badgate on December 06, 2012, 07:13:58 PM
Quote from: Senator Averroës Nix on December 06, 2012, 07:02:01 PM
Funny but unlikely possibility: DeMint primaries Graham for his seat in four years.

Graham is up in 2 years Smiley

Here's how it could happen: Graham resigns from the Senate, just to be immediately appointed by Haley to DeMint's seat. Furious of this decision, DeMint pledges to unseat Graham in 2016. Grin
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« Reply #61 on: December 06, 2012, 07:34:04 PM »
Strom Thurmond's head in a Futurama jar.
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« Reply #62 on: December 06, 2012, 07:35:06 PM »
Quote from: adma on December 06, 2012, 07:34:04 PM
Strom Thurmond's head in a Futurama jar.

lmao!
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« Reply #63 on: December 06, 2012, 07:59:21 PM »
Tim Scott! I don't particularly like him ideologically, but it's symbolically significant to have someone who looks like the lead in Drama Club's play be a Republican U.S. Senator from South Carolina...if you know what I mean. Which of course you all do.
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« Reply #64 on: December 06, 2012, 08:29:20 PM »
If a Congressman gets appointed to the seat, there's a shot for the Democrats to win the House seat, given how weird special election turnout can be. Especially true for Mulvaney's district, where the Democratic candidate got (IIRC) 45% in November.
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« Reply #65 on: December 06, 2012, 08:31:00 PM »
Quote from: Bacon King on December 06, 2012, 08:29:20 PM
If a Congressman gets appointed to the seat, there's a shot for the Democrats to win the House seat, given how weird special election turnout can be. Especially true for Mulvaney's district, where the Democratic candidate got (IIRC) 45% in November.

Scott's district was 58/40 Romney. 'Tough sledding for a Democrat.
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« Reply #66 on: December 06, 2012, 09:24:47 PM »

It seems Tim Scott is looking towards the Governorship...
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« Reply #67 on: December 06, 2012, 09:37:08 PM »
Quote from: Landslide Lyndon on December 06, 2012, 11:16:05 AM
A sad, sad, sad day for Democrats nationwide.

Actually it is a very bad day for Democrats. Just wait till you hear of RNC Chair Rev. JC Watts. DeMint was in advertising (and quite successful prior to his time in politics). It will be Tea Party promotions all around in SC on this one.

I'm actually perplexed by this. I think his best place to be Iinfluential is the Senate. If God (yes the Christian one) led him to this, moderates don't stand a chance of winning the nod in the GOP primary. Awesome thing is we have a deep GOP bench for 2016.

Miles.... DeMint didnt start the recession. It was guys like him and Pence who fought for conservative principals that went against the GOP establishment.
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« Reply #68 on: December 06, 2012, 09:40:23 PM »
Quote from: Is JCL in mushy sappy love on December 06, 2012, 09:37:08 PM
Quote from: Landslide Lyndon on December 06, 2012, 11:16:05 AM
A sad, sad, sad day for Democrats nationwide.

Actually it is a very bad day for Democrats. Just wait till you hear of RNC Chair Rev. JC Watts. DeMint was in advertising (and quite successful prior to his time in politics). It will be Tea Party promotions all around in SC on this one.

I'm actually perplexed by this. I think his best place to be Iinfluential is the Senate. If God (yes the Christian one) led him to this, moderates don't stand a chance of winning the nod in the GOP primary. Awesome thing is we have a deep GOP bench for 2016.

Miles.... DeMint didnt start the recession. It was guys like him and Pence who fought for conservative principals that went against the GOP establishment.
Mike voted to increase the debt ceiling, though.
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« Reply #69 on: December 06, 2012, 09:46:50 PM »
Quote from: Maxwell on December 06, 2012, 09:24:47 PM

It seems Tim Scott is looking towards the Governorship...

Based on...?
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« Reply #70 on: December 06, 2012, 09:54:55 PM »
Quote from: Is JCL in mushy sappy love on December 06, 2012, 09:37:08 PM
Miles.... DeMint didnt start the recession. It was guys like him and Pence who fought for conservative principals that went against the GOP establishment.

I guess you didn'y get my reference.
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« Reply #71 on: December 06, 2012, 09:55:56 PM »

http://nationaljournal.com/blogs/hotlineoncall/2012/12/who-will-replace-jim-demint-06

Sources from National Journal and CNN's Peter Hamby.
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« Reply #72 on: December 06, 2012, 10:48:43 PM »
So this basically proves that Jim DeMint is in fact a bigger joke than Alvin Greene.
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« Reply #73 on: December 06, 2012, 11:00:42 PM »
So, I wonder if this ties into the fiscal cliff negotiations in any way? Perhaps DeMint is so frustrated that he's just throwing in the towel?

Quote from: Eraserhead on December 06, 2012, 10:48:43 PM
So this basically proves that Jim DeMint is in fact a bigger joke than Alvin Greene.

He's a bad man.
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« Reply #74 on: December 06, 2012, 11:20:50 PM »
Good riddance to one of the worst members of the US Senate.

The only good thing about him is that he apparently has not enriched himself while in the Senate.
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