In the second part of our conversation with South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, we discuss the legislative wish list that DeMint would pursue if Republicans do well enough in November. The senator also discusses whether the eventual Republican presidential nominee will be able to articulate the type of message he thinks is needed to win in 2012, and DeMint also offers a candid assessment of whether he thinks the current GOP House and Senate leaders are up to the task of advancing the type of agenda that he believes is necessary to save America from the financial abyss.
Archives for February 6, 2012
Now or Never, Part 1
South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is author of the new book “Now or Never: Saving America from Economic Collapse”. In the book and in our discussion, Sen. DeMint contends that America still has some time to turn our debt-ridden economy around through fiscally responsible, market-driven ideas. He tells us how close we are to the economic cliff, what could push us even closer to the edge and why compromising with the Democrats cannot get this nation where it needs to go.
Three Martini Lunch 2/6/12
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review are grateful for the coming lull in the Republican presidential primary and caucus schedule. They’re also worried that Saturday’s really bad turnout is a sign of a very unmotivated GOP base. And they slam the Nevada Republican Party for taking well over 24 hours to count slightly more than 30,000 votes.