[Cboldt]

One Senator had the guts to say it. Only one.

[WayneS]

I wish I sould vote for him.

Instead I’ve got Senator Porno and will soon have Senator Android.

[johnny7]

I believe those who have crafted this plan had pure and noble motives. They want this country to succeed. They want prosperity.

LOL...

[Theodore R.]

Senator DeMint is risking his seat. The SC people who will reelect Lindsey Graham on November 4 may turn on him in 2010.

[LaineyDee]

Wow. He really put it to them!

[fortheDeclaration]

Let me say again that I know every one of my colleagues is doing what they believe is right for America.

And there is one of the problems with Republicans, I DON'T think every one of those people is doing what is best for America, they are doing what is best to DESTROY America, since they HATE her.

[thesearethetimes...]

“Last week, we passed a bill with the highest rate of pork spending in history. While our talk of gloom and doom has heightened the financial panic here and around the world, and while we are asking Americans to bail us out, we are still spending money as if there is no tomorrow.”

Quote of the Day.

Thank you, Senator DeMint.
And thank you, Choldt for the great post.

Tatt

[gunnedah]

Amen! One House member in our state voted against it in the house. Wasn't it Barrett. He is not my house member but I will support him also. God Bless these two statesman.

[all the best]

Senator DeMint is risking his seat. The SC people who will reelect Lindsey Graham on November 4 may turn on him in 2010.

The Republican mantra, “strategy” is never do the right thing. It might just risk your seat. SO what’s the point of being there anyway?

[itsthejourney]

DeMint/Palin has a nice ring to it.

[wk4bush2004]

God bless you, Senator DeMint! Very well said! It is sad that most of the other senators (including McCain) didn’t listen.

[cripplecreek]

I called my congressman and told him that if the bailout passes, I’ll never again buy another house of a new car. My only credit card (for emergencies) went in the trash this morning.

Why would I when my responsible behavior is punished to pay for the irresponsible behavior of others.

[trtdenver]

He sure did and I sent him a note to thank him. That speech will be remembered as the last voice of freedom before the “socialism experiment”. I just wish conservatives would name names instead of saying “we did this”, etc. We didn't do this unless the we is Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Gorelek, Raines, Johnson, et al. Don't you think if there was a republican involved anywhere that hearings would have started already? The conservatives might have been big panzies when it came to stopping it, but it was not their baby.

[caddie]

Remarkable person to have such integrity.

Sadly, he is out of place in the US Senate.

All the Senators ought to be like him.

[The Wizard]

hear, hear....

[Dr. Zzyzx]

I heard him on Mark Levin yesterday and wished he were the Republican candidate for president. He said he’s got a website to lend support to truly conservative legislators but I can’t remember what its address was. I’m still smoked that my two senators Hatch and Bennett didn’t back him on his anti-earmark bill, and I told them so.

[VOA]

One Senator had the guts to say it. Only one.

Senator Demint earned his badge of courage with that speech.
Maybe not the equivalent of something earned in real battle,
but at least courage for standing up and speaking the truth
when it doesn't earn him any friends.

I was disappointed to see that in my old home-state of Oklahoma,
Senator Tom Coburn was NOT on the list of "Nays".
Kinda' shocking as he's known as "Dr. No" for his insistence
on substantial debate and fiscal responsibility...

[PeterPrinciple]

In fact, in the long term, I am convinced it will do more harm than good.

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Repeat LOUD and OFTEN....................

[ari-freedom]

That bailout. Brought to you by the same guys who gave us freddie mac, so you know it’s going to work and is risk free.

[wita]

...and he was one of the 25 who voted NAY. His Nay vote was not what my Senator’s Nay vote represented. Senator Johnson is up for reelection, and suffering from a brain injury. The Yeas and Nays in SD are probably 300 to one against the bailout, so he is allowed a token Nay. I don’t think the same thing applies to Senator Demint.

Got delayed about an hour, the front page of the newspaper says that Senator Johnson A MEMBER OF THE SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE, said in a statement issued just before the vote, that he struggled with his decision.

[Defiant]

Amen, Brother DeMint. The numbers of such good men are dwindling.