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Cain Claims Koch a 'Brother From Another Mother;' Meets With Kingmaker DeMint

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 4, 2011.

Two days after meeting with GOP kingmaker DeMint, Herman Cain shows his love to the billionaire Koch brothers, while sex harassment allegations win him GOP hearts.

GOP Presidential Hopefuls Are Alienating the Rest of the World by Fusing Christian Superiority with Blatant Revisionist American History

Andrew Belonsky, AlterNet. January 10, 2011.

Fusing American exceptionalism with Christian superiority, Republican presidential hopefuls act to alienate our allies -- just when we need them most.

Republicans' Radical Plans for Budget Could Threaten the Economic Security of Millions

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. January 5, 2011.

Newly emboldened Republicans plan to use arcane House procedural rules for a scorched-earth assault against government spending.

Hard-Right GOP Senators Throw Kiddie Tantrums on Christmas, Forgetting Our Founders' Heroics During the Holidays

John Nichols, The Nation. December 24, 2010.

Ruin a Republicans' Holiday shopping schedule, and bizarrely you'll be told must be a very poor Christian indeed.

Obama Should Take Stand and Make Recess Appointment of TSA Nominee Held Up By GOP

deleted, AlterNet. December 29, 2009.

Who's at fault for TSA's lack of a chief? The senator who's holding up Obama's nominated pick. Here's why.

Thanks to GOP Obstructionists, TSA Has Little Money, No One In Charge

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. December 29, 2009.

The GOP is desperate to politicize the attempted terrorism. That's probably not a good idea.

GOP Senators Appear On TV With anti-Gay Christian Martyrdom Advocate

Bruce Wilson, AlterNet. December 18, 2009.

Lou Engle has called for "martyrs" to stop abortion and gay marriage. And he predicts a second civil war.

Sen. Jim DeMint Outraged at GOP's Shift to the Left?

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. December 10, 2009.

There are still some Republican officials who are outraged by their party's moderation. Amazing.

Going Extreme: Demint Says Recruiting Electable Moderates "Doesn't Make Any Sense"

Jed Lewison, Daily Kos. November 8, 2009.

You thought only the left formed up into circular firing squads.

SC GOPers Use Anti-Semitic Stereotypes to Defend Sen. Jim DeMint

BarbinMD, Daily Kos. October 20, 2009.

In a recent letter, Edwin Merwin and James Ulmer said DeMint is "watching our nation's pennies" -- just like a Jew.

DeMint Thumbs Nose at U.S. Policy, Meets with Illegitimate Coup Government in Honduras

Andrea Nill, ThinkProgress. October 2, 2009.

Bucking long-standing tradition, DeMint is intent on taking Honduran matters into his own hands.

Conservatives Find New Way to Abuse the Constitution

Digby, Hullabaloo. August 27, 2009.

Apparently, the 10th Amendment of the Constitution prohibits spending programs and regulations disfavored by conservatives.

Kit Bond Says DeMint's Attack on Obama "Way off Base"

Staff, ThinkProgress. July 23, 2009.

Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) also distanced himself from DeMintâ€™s "Waterloo" comment yesterday saying, "I donâ€™t think thatâ€™s a good way to look at it."

Who Will Be the Next Republican Caught With Their Pants Down?

Guest Blogger, July 13, 2007.

Howie Klein: South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is among many Republicans who are scared (post-Vitter confession) that they will be the next politician exposed as a sexual hypocrite.