Scott and I had the opportunity to visit with US Senator Jim DeMint last Friday, a man said to be among the most, if not THE most, conservative member of the US Senate. Shockingly enough, after being told by some callers in recent weeks that I’m not a conservative, something I thought I’d been since the Goldwater era, I found that DeMint and I are in agreement on several key points.
First, DeMint says while he thinks Obama’s policies are ruinous, as do I, he does not believe Obama or his associates are evil people hell-bent on a mission to purposely destroy this nation.
Second, DeMint says you can’t—it would be impossible!–to just round up illegal immigrants and send them to whence they came. He wants border security first and then some type of arrangement with illegal immigrant who are already here. That arrangement would not include citizenship.
Finally, DeMint seemed to suggest that there are varying definitions of “Conservatism.” One can be a conservative without agreeing on everything with every other conservative.
DeMint was an impressive guest. He was in town campaigning on behalf of Congressman Moran’s bid to win the Kansas GOP Senate nomination.
Now when callers accuse me of being demented, I’ll take that positively to mean “DeMinted.”