Sen. DeMint: 'I really don't want Ron Paul to drop out'

[Jandrsn21]

Demint needs to set his priorities straight......... Do you keep pandering to one part of your constituency, or do you begin to tell the truth no matter where it lands you? Well it is easier said than done from where I'm standing, but eventually everything catches up to you and you have to live up to every decision and action in your life. Man the life of a politician.... I don't envy them!

 

[No Free Beer]

Jim DeMint could leap on Mitt Romney's rolling bandwagon tomorrow
and South Carolina could be a game, set and match point for Mitt.
I think he wants a threeway split and does not want to agree with
the sitting governor on anything at all at this point if he can help it.
If Lindsey Graham backs Rick Perry or Newt Gingrich as Jim DeMint is
aloof but very kind to us, it delays the inevitable for Gentleman Mitt.

I think Romney winning and Ron getting in 2nd or 3rd is a good thing for us.

The only thing that would be better is Paul winning...

 

[wsc321]

He voted for initial passage in the Senate.

Good point, but based on what he says in the interview, that was because he was initially persuaded there would be protections in it for USA citizens, but when he saw that was not going to be the case he voted against it. So, on this one bill - and on that one particular point - he appears to be on our side.

 

[The Gold Standard]

DeMint is not going to endorse Paul until he is ready to rain bombs down on Iranian children. That's all there is to it.

 

[specsaregood]

When his latest book is titled Now or Never: Saving America from Economic Collapse, not endorsing Ron would be a really stupid idea.

eff you and your stupid book DeMint. You won't be getting sales here, johnnycome lately with no balls.

 

[Aratus]

perhaps we should frame the question in terms of demint avoiding the rolling romney bandwagon and why...

 

[No Free Beer]

At the end of the day, he could potentially solidify Dr. Paul with a 2nd place finish in SC. At the very least.

 

[Travlyr]

South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint told The Daily Caller that he doesn’t want Texas Rep. Ron Paul to drop out of the presidential race — at least not quite yet.

“I really don’t want Ron Paul to drop out until whoever our front-runner is is collecting some of the ideas that he’s talking about,” DeMint, who recently predicted Mitt Romney would win the Jan. 21 South Carolina primary, said when TheDC asked if it was time for other GOP presidential contenders to drop out and support the former Massachusetts governor.

“Ron Paul is right on the fact that we’ve got an out of control and unaccountable Federal Reserve that is eventually going to create a major crisis,” said DeMint. “He’s also right in the importance of individual liberty and the whole constitutional limited government. And more of our candidates need to incorporate that.”

DeMint, a tea party favorite, suggested that Paul may be in the race just to push the other candidates to adopt some of his libertarian ideas, not necessarily to win.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/12/sen-demint-i-really-dont-want-ron-paul-to-drop-out/#ixzz1jFI5YbWY

Jim DeMint suffers from the same problem as everyone else. It is not a major crisis until it hits home.

If you are one of the fortunate ones who still has a nice cushy job, health care, warm & dry home, etc... eh... no crisis... there is plenty of time to fix it. But if you are among the growing number who already wish they had a job that would pay the bills, and a warm, dry, home ... it is MAJOR CRISIS NOW! That is why so many people are pissed off Senator DeMint. IT IS A MAJOR CRISIS already! - For a lot of people.

 

[Paulistinian]

If he endorsed Ron I'd buy his book. Other than that, I think he is a traitor.

 

[Aratus]

politics as usual = idle games = PO'ed public at large

i really don't want ron paul to drop out = brokered convention in tampa

 

[lakefx]

Saw this guy on the Daily Show. And I gotta say, for a guy who wrote a book called 'Now or Never' He sure has subscribed to "probably some other time."

 

[wsc321]

I think I'll leave this thread with these thought:

Perhaps attempting to judge another politician's motives is an utter waste of time. At the end of the day, if they vote the way we want... who cares whether their motives are pure or opportunistic? I know there's a tendency to get mad at them, want to expose them, etc... but I'm just suggesting that is a losing fight and a huge waste of energy. I say we keep our eye on the ball: to advance a constitutional agenda.

Think about it this way: if someone wants to donate $500 to the campaign today... do you really care what their motive is? The things Palin and DeMint have said would cause Rush Limbaugh to have a seizure, make Sean Hannity pale and dizzy and probably make Levin leap out of the studio in an uncontrollable rage. Palin and DeMint's comments make Dr. Paul seem credible to the voters and undermine the attempts of the establishment to marginalize the movement.

I'm not saying we shouldn't look at a person's record when considering voting for them. But, my gosh... if DeMint walked up to you today and asked if you would deliver a $500 donation to the Ron Paul campaign in his name in my book you say "Thank you, Senator" and keep your personal feelings in check. What are you going to do, scream "sellout" at him and criticize him for not endorsing Ron Paul and renouncing the NeoCon agenda?

We gotta keep our personal feelings in check and keep our eye on the ball.

 

[PastaRocket848]

that's what you call not having the backbone to stand up to the establishment. shameful on his part.

 

[wilcox71]

He is helping us right now so don't bag on him, maybe its not a full endorsement but every thing helps. People will start listening to Dr Paul more now and its up to Dr Paul to convert them. DeMint is helping open people's ears at least.

 

[centure7]

What DeMint is talking about was already tried with Perry and look where he's at. But yeah, Ron Paul sets the agenda now. We win nomatter what!

 

[Brett85]

No, he voted for it. Voted for the PATRIOT Act, too.

I really don't get the defense of DeMint. You don't even have to read between the lines to see that he wants someone other than Ron to win, and have that candidate borrow some of Ron's positions (so they can throw them away as quickly as they adopted them).

He voted against final passage of the NDAA bill.

 

[specsaregood]

He voted against final passage of the NDAA bill.

Was it better or worse than the previous versions he voted for?

 

[AuH20]

I think everyone is missing the salient point Demint is trying to make. Romney is on the verge of winning the first 4 states. He's probably going to be the nominee. Demint is advising the Ron Paul campaign to not squander the political capital it has taken from the establishment. He's not asking RP supporters to fall inline for a candidate they are incompatible with.

 

[bobbyw24]

I think everyone is missing the salient point Demint is trying to make. Romney is on the verge of winning the first 4 states. He's probably going to be the nominee. Demint is advising the Ron Paul campaign to not squander their political capital it has taken from the establishnent. He's not asking RP supporters to fall inline for a candidate they are incompatible with.

We have a winner

 

[iamse7en]

No One But Demint!

Also, did you know that Demint Started The Recession™?