Senator stops to talk security
By Megan Nichols
Anderson Independent-Mail
August 10, 2006
U.S. Jim DeMint stopped in Anderson Thursday to talk about securing the homeland, along with its prosperity and its values.
Sen. DeMint began his two-and-a-half-week tour of South Carolina at the Anderson Area Realtors legislative luncheon Thursday afternoon. During his "South Carolina on the Move Tour," the senator said he wants to talk about the future and the good things happening in the nation and in South Carolina.
But Sen. DeMint had strong words about the war in Iraq and his opposition to removing U.S. troops too quickly.
"Sometimes I just want to shake my colleagues who think we can go home and everyone will be nice," Sen. DeMint said.
He said President George W. Bush was the right person to be leading the nation right now, no matter what his approval numbers say.
"He’s going to fight unpopularity probably until he’s old and gray, but then people will look back and say that we did the right thing," Sen. DeMint said.
The senator also touched on securing the prosperity of the United States and said a key part of that is ending the nation’s reliance on other countries’ oil. Sen. DeMint said the United States should drill for oil in Alaska, a topic that has been hotly debated in Congress, and should look for natural gas off the South Carolina coast.
"We can’t keep blocking our own supply of oil and holding ourselves hostage to countries like Saudi Arabia," he said.
He did not mention seeking alternative sources to oil as a solution to the problem.
Sen. DeMint said securing the nation’s values is important for the future, during a time when he said many Americans are getting away from the value system he said the United States was founded on.
"Everything rests on a value system in this country and we can’t forget that," Sen. he said.
The senator said legislation banning flag burning and making it illegal for teens to cross state lines to have abortions without their parents’ consent would help uphold the nation’s values.
Also at the Realtors’ luncheon, Sen. DeMint presented an S.C. on the Move award to Peggy Hill, president and chief executive officer of the Anderson Association of Realtors. He will present several of these awards during his statewide tour.
Megan Nichols can be reached at (800) 859-6397 or by e-mail at nicholsmg@IndependentMail.com.
Anderson Independent-Mail
August 10, 2006
U.S. Jim DeMint stopped in Anderson Thursday to talk about securing the homeland, along with its prosperity and its values.
Sen. DeMint began his two-and-a-half-week tour of South Carolina at the Anderson Area Realtors legislative luncheon Thursday afternoon. During his "South Carolina on the Move Tour," the senator said he wants to talk about the future and the good things happening in the nation and in South Carolina.
But Sen. DeMint had strong words about the war in Iraq and his opposition to removing U.S. troops too quickly.
"Sometimes I just want to shake my colleagues who think we can go home and everyone will be nice," Sen. DeMint said.
He said President George W. Bush was the right person to be leading the nation right now, no matter what his approval numbers say.
"He’s going to fight unpopularity probably until he’s old and gray, but then people will look back and say that we did the right thing," Sen. DeMint said.
The senator also touched on securing the prosperity of the United States and said a key part of that is ending the nation’s reliance on other countries’ oil. Sen. DeMint said the United States should drill for oil in Alaska, a topic that has been hotly debated in Congress, and should look for natural gas off the South Carolina coast.
"We can’t keep blocking our own supply of oil and holding ourselves hostage to countries like Saudi Arabia," he said.
He did not mention seeking alternative sources to oil as a solution to the problem.
Sen. DeMint said securing the nation’s values is important for the future, during a time when he said many Americans are getting away from the value system he said the United States was founded on.
"Everything rests on a value system in this country and we can’t forget that," Sen. he said.
The senator said legislation banning flag burning and making it illegal for teens to cross state lines to have abortions without their parents’ consent would help uphold the nation’s values.
Also at the Realtors’ luncheon, Sen. DeMint presented an S.C. on the Move award to Peggy Hill, president and chief executive officer of the Anderson Association of Realtors. He will present several of these awards during his statewide tour.
Megan Nichols can be reached at (800) 859-6397 or by e-mail at nicholsmg@IndependentMail.com.
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