Breaking— Tim Scott to replace Jim DeMint in US Senate.
FOX News reported this morning that Governor Nikki Haley has picked Rep. Tim Scott to replace Jim DeMint in the US Senate. This means Scott will be the only African American in the senate.
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FOX News reported this morning that Governor Nikki Haley has picked Rep. Tim Scott to replace Jim DeMint in the US Senate. This means Scott will be the only African American in the senate.
This means Scott will be [strike]the only African American[/strike] a conservative from South Carolina (with more energy than his predecessor) in the Senate.
... just another "Cornball Conservative Brother" (h/t Rush)
This is a great choice from everything I've read and heard about him. He is from that notorious Tea Party faction . When Jim DeMint resigned and said he could be more effective outside of congress, I got irritated (mildly put). But it looks like this was strategically planned and the timing is perfect. DeMint's term is not up until 2017. Jim DeMint came under enormous fire for his conservative PAC which was highly successful in the elections and getting conservatives nominated and elected. Now he will be free from that pressure, his seat is in the secure hands of a conservative and now he can pursue other thngs and it appears that Sen. DeMint has some 'scathingly brilliant' (a ref from the movie 'where angels go...') ideas in mind for helping to save our Republic.