Posted by
The Hermit Crab on Sunday, November 16, 2008 5:55:06 PM
I've read in a few places of a wish to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell in the leadership of the Republican minority in the Senate. While I know he's pulled a weathercock on us a few times in the past, I think replacing him would be an error. Sen. McConnell is one of our few masters of parliamentary procedures, and as a minority you need to have a complete mastery of the rules in order to avoid being trampled by a bitterly partisan majority. What we really need is a partner for the Senator; someone who is a master of the Reaganite Republicanism that united our party for many year. We need a Senator who is a master of conservative ideas, and who presents them in an unapologetic and winning fashion.
May I nominate Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina?