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
helping-others desire sincere
Many Democrats are sincere in their desire to help others.
common republican lowest
What happens in the Senate is the Republicans sink to the lowest common denominator.
america needs world
We need comprehensive reform that will make America the best place in the world to invest and do business.
long support benefits
We must now make clear to Lebanon that it will not benefit from U.S. assistance and support as long as it harbors this brutal terrorist and murder.
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.