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2016 Postmortem

MzShellG

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15. His term expires in 2014.....

Reply to Always Randy (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 10:17 PM

Dec 2012

I'm so happy to be getting rid of him here in SC. But Nikki Haley will probably appoint another right wing nut to take his place. I do wonder why he's quitting in the middle of his term. I bet there IS more to this story.

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Jim DeMint-----something is very fishy here -can you help? [View all] Always Randy Dec 2012 OP

It's about the money. Mr.Bill Dec 2012 #1

nobody makes more than a senator Always Randy Dec 2012 #4

There are probably a million people that make more than a Senator. former9thward Dec 2012 #8

Uh....he's going to make $1.1 million DrToast Dec 2012 #14

I posted another thread about this fishy story, still have no idea. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #2

interesting. Sunlei Dec 2012 #7

IMO, he's a Koch-puppet, making this a Koch-solidation over at Heritage Foundation. HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #3

he still won''t be driving the bus Always Randy Dec 2012 #5

agree something is fishy, they 'created' a cushie position for him and we probably will never know. Sunlei Dec 2012 #6

Maybe his friends in Honduras aren't such nice people after all? Coyotl Dec 2012 #9

friends in Honduras? Sunlei Dec 2012 #13

I think many of these guys who are just about right wing corporate money might be running busterbrown Dec 2012 #10

C Street ?????? blue_heron Dec 2012 #11

He is running for President in 2016 sellitman Dec 2012 #12

I think you've hit on it customerserviceguy Dec 2012 #26

His term expires in 2014..... MzShellG Dec 2012 #15

His term expires in 2016. He was most recently elected in 2010. onenote Dec 2012 #17

I stand corrected..... MzShellG Dec 2012 #20

Miss Lindsay's term expires in 2014. GoCubsGo Dec 2012 #35

True. Youre right. MzShellG Dec 2012 #37

He's emulating Sarah Palin Generic Brad Dec 2012 #16

I think its pretty simple onenote Dec 2012 #18

thank you for your think on this Always Randy Dec 2012 #19

this is what I mercuryblues Dec 2012 #31

You're right to be suspicious -- I don't think it's a simple matter of more money rocktivity Dec 2012 #21

"Dead girl or live boy?" is some of the speculation. Kennah Dec 2012 #22

Time to bust out the genetic testing for all half-white/half-black kids in South Carolina YayArea Dec 2012 #23

Nah - he can't do much in the minority quaker bill Dec 2012 #24

He's broke by Congressional standards - net worth only $40k Jersey Devil Dec 2012 #25

Does Heritage usually give out the information on salaries? Frustratedlady Dec 2012 #27

Linda McMahon spent 100 mill to get in in CT and failed Always Randy Dec 2012 #28

You seem to have it backwards. bornskeptic Dec 2012 #30

This does NOT have to do with money... brooklynite Dec 2012 #29

The Appalachian Trail is just a few miles away from Greenville Always Randy Dec 2012 #32

He is an ideologue not a legislator hack89 Dec 2012 #33

With Delay taking his $8M parachute, there's an opening for the role of... JHB Dec 2012 #34

only one good thing to say about "Jim DeMented" pbrower2a Dec 2012 #36