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
goal world compromise
Compromise works well in this world when you have shared goals.
islamic iraq light
A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.
country people want
I just want people to know that if they want to change the direction of the country, they can do it, but only if they're active, informed, and engaged.
order make-sense wrong-things
It doesn't make sense to have to do the wrong thing in order to do the right thing.
country children government
Well, we lost a lot of our independence already. We are dependent on China for credit. We are dependent on Middle Eastern countries for energy supplies. And many Americans are dependent on the government for their income, health care, education of their children, food stamps.
party needs libertarian
The debate in the Republican Party needs to be between libertarians and conservatives.
christian important principles
From a policy standpoint, the Judeo-Christian principles are important.
data analysis heritage
Heritage will remain, first and foremost, a research institute dedicated to impeccable research and data-driven policy analysis.
thinking looks debt
I can tell you if you look at the polls, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, they do not think we should increase the debt limit.
christian selfishness overcoming
Judeo-Christian conservatism overcomes natural selfishness.
problem social social-problems
Dependency encourages social problems.
jobs government deeds
Not federal government's job to do good deeds.
states crosses solutions
Freedom solutions - cross-state insurers; health cooperatives.
biblical views understanding
American exceptionalism requires understanding biblical view.