Enough of your BS, Jim DeMint

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Wednesday November 24, 2010 · 1:36 PM PST

2010/11/24 · 13:36

Enough of your BS. Your politics hasn't done anything to benefit South Carolina. I urge you - as a servant of the people - to stop pandering to the fringe and do what you were sent to do, get our state the funds it deserves for projects and investments.

I don't know how to tell you this, but your "no earmarks" stance is laughable and pathetic all at the same time. Why, three days ago Sen. Jon Kyl was on your train, but just sent his state $200 million in an earmark for his state. Kyl is a Republican, DeMint. According to Taxpayers for Common Sense, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) requested $118 million in earmarks in fiscal year 2008. So, why can't you get off your butt and get money for our ports in the state instead of blaming the ports themselves for their problems?

Look, I wish you'd just stop lying to the people. Earmarking represents a small percentage of the budget process. You know that.

In the past, Kyl has admitted that his earmark criticism is "symbolic" and that he complains about "wasteful Washington spending" for political reasons because "the consultants who look at the polls tell us that if there’s anything that drives American taxpayers crazy it’s that phrase ‘wasteful Washington spending.’"

Why won't you admit you do the same? Because power and personal money is more important to you, no the people of South Carolina.

Jamie Sanderson - resident of South Carolina

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