A political shocker was felt this morning when tea bagger icon and New Confederate leader Sen. Jim "Demented" DeMint (R-Ft. Sumter) announced that he will resign his Senate seat in January to head the far right bull feces factory (our white) Heritage Foundation. Re-elected in 2010, Demented had indicated that he wouldn't run for another term in 2016, but this caught the political class by surprise.
With South Carolina firmly in Rethuglican hands, another right winger is sure to take Demented's place as an appointee prior to a special election. It's interesting to note, though, that in this very red state, President Obama's approval rating is a remarkable 48%, 10 points higher than the Rethuglican Governor's. The times they are a changin'.
(tip of the hat to faithful reader P.E.C. for alerting us)
