COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, a tea party favorite who has bucked party leaders to back challenges to centrist veterans he didn’t view as conservative enough, said Thursday he was resigning to take the helm of a conservative think tank.

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Wise choice. Life is greener on the other side of THE HILL. God Bless and best wishes .
Anybody else think that was a picture of Stephen Colbert.
His replacement in the Senate is unlikely to be any worse, but may not be any better either. Still, it gives me small amount of hope though.