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Conservative Sen. Jim DeMint stressed an unyielding agenda for Republicans during an opening speech Thursday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
DeMint, a South Carolina senator and conservative icon, cast aspersions toward the notions of compromising with Democrats during a time in which political strife has dominated Capitol Hill.
"We don’t have shared goals with the Democrats. The democrats can’t cut spending. Their whole platform is based on promising more from government," DeMint told activists gathered in Washington, D.C.
"Every time we compromise with Democrats, we spend more, we borrow more, we grow government," he said.
DeMint skewered the Obama administration in his speech, the first address as part of the three-day summit.
DeMint dealt mainly in broad strokes, outlining a “decentralized” approach to health care and transportation, DeMint argued for familiar themes to conservatives, including state’s rights and budget prudence.
One hot topic that came up – the Keystone pipeline, which DeMint said would ensure tens of thousands of jobs.
“Who could say no? Folks, we’re not talking about complicated political philosophy here,” he said.
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Democrats want to make America a better place for all. Republicans want to make America a better place for themselves.
The pathetic point is that middle class republicans still vote against their own self interest.
It is not in our self interest to destroy America and our Republic. If all the government is to you is a welfare handout, you are an idiot. Progressive socialists want us to pay for the lazy in our society. I refuse. We already made a "better place" for ourselves. You should be ashamed to keep asking us to pick you up from your failures. Whan 50% pay no taxes it is pathetic.
If all the government is to you is a welfare handout, you are an idiot.
Hey Paul -- do you know what percentage of the federal budget goes to welfare?? I'll give you a hint ---- less than .05%. The real welfare queens in this nation are the agar business interest, the oil companies, the defense contractors and the big banks
Paul, you say 50% pay no taxes? Everytime one of those 50%er's fill up the gas tank, they paid taxes. Every time they receive a paycheck, they paid taxes. If they have a telephone, they paid taxes.
So Paul, are you one of the low informed people who vote? Or are you plainly telling lies? Care to answer that?
Now if you mean federal income tax, you might be correct. Then again if those 50% had a livable working wage, they would be paying federal income tax. Since you had problems adjusting to school, it's up to you to self educate yourself. It's never too late to do so.
Paul, you say 50% pay no taxes? Everytime one of those 50%er's fill up the gas tank, they paid taxes.
Teatards love throwing out those numbers -- 50% or 75% or 46% -- they pull the out of thin air -- pay NO taxes. I wish they would tell me how to pay no taxes. How do you avoid paying gasoline taxes, sales taxes, taxes on utilities, on groceries on just about everything?? Please teatards -- share your secrets -- how do I have any life at all and pay no taxes!!!
Yeah, we have NO shared goals. Our goals are three 1. enrich ourselves; 2. enrich our corporate sponsors; and 3. get the n...ger out of the White House. Guess the Democratic Party doesn't agree. DUH!
I'm with you. Seriously!!!! The marxists in this country should realize they are in dangerous territory. We are not "all in this together" any more.
GOP will not win in November as not all Americans are naive enough to fall for the failed policies of the right that brought us the 2008 economic collapse. Listen to your candidates - each and every one of them want a return to the same policies that set us up for the fall in 2008 and you really think that is a good idea? Incidentally, I'd rather support socialist values any day over fascist principles. This country has ALWAYS had social democracy principles working for the good of the people. Pick up a history book and read.
All you teatards, birthers, flat earthers, religious fanatics, mindless dittoheads, evolution deniers, Fox noise cultist and all around 15th century Republicans, you better get used to President Obama because he's not leaving office until January 2017. Republicans have offered up the most worthless collection of candidates in the history of this nation with no ideas to fix anything other than the failed policies of the past. Talking about birth certificates, teleprompters, wars on religion and college transcripts while yelling socialist and Marxist over and over doesn’t attract many voters. And if you don’t come up with some new ideas and find an entire group of leaders, a Democrat will win in 2016.
Paul from NM seriously misunderstood my satire!
Jim DeMint will be the next majority leader. Romney or Santorum best, as president, undo everything Bush and obama did and take back our Republic. You socialists best get a job. You can mow my lawn. The illegals will be gone. We will need you for our gardens.
Well Heck, I guess getting Osama Bin Laden was not a shared goal. I guess I will not be voting Republican. My message to the Tea Party: "America, love it or leave it."
Obama 2012
You know, when you are right, you are right! It is pathetic that 50% pay no taxes 'cuz Bush/Romney/et al sent their jobs overseas or tossed them in the crapper.
Welcome to high corporate taxes in America. Not enough people working because they get welfare. The Navy killed osama. We will take out obama in November. you socialists best go to France or China. Stop f---up our country. Your right. We do not have any shared values. Yours suck!
How's smokin' that crack cocaine working for ya?
Amazing! Ignorance must be catching like the flu. You would not know a socialist if one came up and bit you on your bum.
Ignorance must be catching like the flu.
If it weren't for ignorant people, the Republican Party of the 21st century wouldn't exist. They rely on ignorant people spewing the talking points (socialism, Marxism, wars on religion, etc.) like well trained parrots.
I see a lot of posts on here who understand what it would mean if the Republicans win in November. Some well-articulated comments and vote-ups.
But it won't matter for squat unless we get the vote out. The rabid right-wing of the Republican party is very vocal and very well-organized. They use religion as a political hammer. They flame hatred and fear (gays, abortion, birth control, illegals, Muslims, terrorists, etc) as a political hammer. I sincerely hope the American people don't fall for it. But this day and age, too many people don't have the time or energy to make an informed decision. All they use are the sound bites they hear on TV, what their pastor/priest tells them and they go vote.
We all better work to get the vote out. Otherwise I'm afraid we will lose the conscience of our country.
Hey, Jim - 99% of Americans don't share your goals either. You'll find out in November.
"Skewered"? Hardly.
Amazing! Take the time to read the blogs and all I can do is shake my head and wonder if everyone under the age of 50 are total idiots. Hardly an intelligent word written. Little zingers here and there. Cute little comments that shows just exactly how stupid people can be. Why.........are we attacking one another in these stupid, idiotic useless blogs when we should be directing our comments to our Senators and Representatives. It's nothing but pure dumb to assume that the Democrats are always right and the Republicans always wrong. Hell, there is enough blame on both sides to go around. It shouldn't be one party against another but that is what the last 100 years in this country has lead us to. What happened to COMMON SENSE. Why would anyone be stupid enough to vote the PARTY LINE instead of voting for the PERSON that is right for the job. Every single PAID CAREER POLITICIAN has made themselves RICH at our expense. All because they know how to manipulate a FAILED POLITICAL SYSTEM. Our country wasn't founded to be run the way it is now. Greed, corruption and stupidity has lead us to the brink of disaster..... and we aren't out of the woods by a long shot. Now.....having said all that.....let's see which red-necked, mommy's boy under the age of 50 is going to come back with some POTTY MOUTH, stupid, idiotic,uninformed, unintelligent comment. Just an observer!!!!!
DeMint: No to education; No to the poor; No to Social Security; No to children; No to the hungry; No to the sick under care. YES to war; YES to racism; YES to ignorance; YES to wont; YES to corporate welfare; YES to Lobbies; YES to buying and selling political office.
I love the Conservative Agenda. It is so humane.
DeMint speaks the truth and thereby proves that it is the GOP who are the main polarizing force in Washington DC and in our government. These guys do not want to compromise or work with anyone; they just want it their way or no way at all. That is the definition of a dictatorship and America would be stupid to put these types back in control of the country. The GOP has done NOTHING for the past 3 years and yet want to blame everything on the President. Stop, look and listen to what the GOP is saying and you will hear loud and clear that all of their ideas are "broad strokes" with no definition except for two main points: reduce taxes on the rich and on the corporations to zero and deregulate the financial sector again just like pre 2008 market collapse. That is stupid, folks.
I do not understand how this clown is elected to office as an elected official-that is suppose to work for his constituents-but choose to ignore them.
Yeah ... It's Senator Demented saying something that is stupid. I live in SC,a nd I did not vote for that idiot. The ONLY reason that he got elected is because a huge majority of the people in SC vote republican across the board .... It doesn't matter who is running. In fact, it's been shown that a majority of the people have no clue who to vote for, so they pick the first Republican on the ballet ... Just think Newt ...
Anyway, this idiot, which he is is the epitome of conservative ... He does not support gay rights, he does not support unwed mothers (in fact, Charleston county lost a very good school board director because she was unwed and had a baby ... even though she did a kick a$$ job), he has his own stupid agenda, and he needs to be voted out ... ALL of the people in Congress and the House need to be voted out and we start all over. It does not matter who is in the White House, as long as we have these idiots in office NOTHING will get done.
Let's start all over ... Fire them all!!
If DeMint is so concerned about social spending, then he should sponsor a bill that reverses the 2003 expansion of Medicare, which covered prescription drugs for elderly people, which has been projected to cost over 500 billion dollars between 2006-2015, or approximately 10 billion per year. Yes, it's a relatively small drop in the deficit bucket, but it's a start.
Of course we won't see any serious Republican effort to do that, because first, it was pushed by their Republican hero George W Bush. And second, that would anger one of the few constituencies in America that still bothers to vote on a regular basis: the elderly.
How can you not like CPAC ... very rare you get to glimpse in awe at all the inmates of the right-wing asylum as they converge to rant in torment and hysteria ...
Reminds me of the Section 13 scene in *Midnight Express*
LOL.
One thing I have noticed, only a couple of comments posted from the bagger side every mention President GW Bush. I know what the non baggers think of him, but find it interesting the baggers, overall, won't mention him. Wonder why that is, are they ashamed of him? Don't want anyone to remember his mistakes, or what?
I find it hard to believe that the baggers don't realize how many votes they have thrown towards Obama. The WAR on women, 99.9% of independent women will vote for Obama. The unemployed, I'm guessing 80% will, (who wanted to cut off unemployemnt checks), it wasn't Obama, it was the baggers.
Yet people will continue to vote against their self interests. People will refuse to research and find the FACTS, but will believe the lies being spouted from both sides. Knowledge is power, the power to make the correct, informed voter. It's time to vote a bunch of people, local, state, and federal OUT of office.
DeMint exemplifies what's wrong with "conservatives." There is nothing more important to them than their bigotry and the American people can be damned. It's time to rid the Congress of bigots such as DeMint. The trouble is, there are so many more just like him in Congress.
Why do say DeMint is a bigot? I am from SC and never heard him say or do anything that would be considered bigoted.
Define Bigot? and some examples of this Show me where DeMint is a Bigot- not your opinion but fact. Throwing rocks is easy, Obama is a Muslim (secretly) communist etc... Liberals always resort to the same old name calling, bigot, racist, Homophobic ya da ya da ya da
Who in their right mind, besides Republicans would even listen to any moron from South Carolina?
Well then, if congress has water fountains, may i suggest labeling these fountains demarcate and Republicantp so normal people will not have to drink the republicans kool aid .
Before you label these fountains, please learn to spell.
And the highlight of the conserv confab:The big MVP award for that Conserv who kicked the greatest number of poor people since last year. Many accolades for the winner and lots of laughter from the attendees. But nowhere any mention of Matthew 25 from the faithful.
It's probably a mistake to think that ordinary working people who vote for conservative extremists who want to "shrink government until it's so small it can be drowned in a bath tub" (Norquist) are voting against their own self interests. To them, there's far more at stake than simply money.
Socialism is "evil." Obama is a socialist. Therefore Obama is evil. And what do we do with evil? We fight it at every turn.
For working people who vote for those who will openly make them suffer more, that's in the nature of sacrifice. We're at war with the socialists, liberals, feminazis, tree huggers, and those who want to deprive us of the freedom to buy the light bulb of our choice.
For them, the critical consideration isn't their own material welfare. It's a question of morality.
The reasoning behind their support for instruments of large corporations, their anti-union stance, and much else that they believe, is the same as the reasoning that justifies an enormous expenditure for the Pentagon at the expense of things like food stamps. We're at war and everybody has to give something up, preferably the poor and disadvantaged, who have no lobbyists working for them and who tend not to show up at the voting booths.