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Sen. Jim DeMint reflects on the fallout from Gingrich's victory in the S.C. primary and the latest in the 2012 presidential race
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Senator nice to see is there.
Hey Greta it's good to be when you -- -- 2008.
You endorsed governor Mitt Romney for president this -- -- thirstein anyone.
What happened why are you endorsing governor -- this time.
Well it's a totally different race this time different people in a different different issues and and I like things about all of our candidates enough.
And Greta I'm keeping my focus on senate conservatives find it doesn't matter who's president Tom.
If we have the same -- that we do today we're gonna continue to push his country off a cliff.
-- in terms of -- -- the group of four who are currently.
That's slated to be one of your nominees -- who is the most conservative.
I think they're all -- espousing conservative principles in various ways.
I'm not sure it's gonna come down to the differences on issues -- his most conservative.
I think what we saw last week in South Carolina.
Is Republicans particularly.
Are looking for president they know will take it to the media when they're not tell it to tell the truth will take it the President Obama.
When he's trying to manage our economy and run us into the ground.
We want a fighter as president and I found that that's what people want -- senate candidates to.
I think they'll all do the job.
But we need someone we know who's gonna really stand up because I think a lot of us believe this could be our last chance to turn our country right -- And we we have to have a president who not only has conservative principles.
But knows how to get them done.
Thank interns have quote taken to the media the first thing I think of is that trying to set isolate Julio who you may favor but for yourself I -- not Dorsey.
But taken to the media I think it's pretty clear that speaker Gingrich is taking us in the media to the woodshed when you agree with that.
I would.
But that doesn't mean the other three can't do it and I think it's important that these are candidates.
Don't tell the truth about Republicans that when we have the majority we didn't do what we said we were gonna do we spent too much.
We have to convince Americans we're gonna re earn their trust we're gonna do what we say.
In the candidates need to get that -- out on the table so people will believe us.
So I think all of these candidates Hannity and them to take it to the media but I think that Americans need to see that and last week we saw from Newt Gingrich.
The question now is will we see it from Mitt Romney will we see it.
From Rick Santorum I think we've seen it from Ron Paul all along the way and one of the things -- did that we.
Made a lot of sense.
Is he started recognizing monetary policy was one of the big issues and he took that issue from Ron Paul.
I think that helped -- it probably diminished so Ron Paul -- little bit.
Are you seeing -- they are haven't in them and they all talk about it does and do any of the four or who of the -- I should say.
Has the has the production.
Record.
That.
That supports your conservative values.
Well I know you get me to truly trying to give me -- favor one of them but he can't -- I'm trying to isolate who it is it's most in line with senator Jim dement.
I think I have put together a package of -- before problem I could I could give you one.
Perfect candidate we don't have -- -- all of them have some great things about him some level in my hand things that they've done that I disagree with.
But they'll all be good presidents.
If we have a good congress particularly a good good senate and again that's -- I wanna try to help deliver a conservative majority in the senate.
Because the president doesn't right the budgets.
We do as far as passing the spending bills.
And -- the legislation is gonna come out the congress.
But I think you gonna see this thing change.
I don't like the negative is negative thought it attacks now they're going on I criticize -- a few weeks ago when he was going after Romney for.
A Bain Capital and and I'm criticizing.
-- this week.
Or excuse me -- for going after.
Nude in a very negative way we want to see the vision that these candidates have we wanna hear the passion and we -- to know that there will in the fight.
For what has to be done here in our country.
Pat why don't them -- if the answer that would've askew was the least imperfect out of the group be so there's no perfect and I'm not gonna go the -- And we turn to another issue governor Romney has been it is set as -- and he's gonna release his tax -- to questions should the -- and -- have to -- there.
Tax returns now do you think that is a wise thing all of them and secondly is one year enough to get a picture of someone's tax returns.
Where should each candidate to have produced.
Three years for example.
Greta I think the financial disclosure that we all have to release it tells people what we don't particularly stocks that that.
That might be subject to some of the decisions.
Those things are important -- for people to know.
Those things but the tax returns.
You know the IRS determines whether those -- -- or whatever I frankly don't care but the the fact is it's a precedent.
That was set by on Mitt Romney's father.
And did either should've said I'm not gonna do -- I'm gonna do it in April I'm gonna do it now but to be indecisive about it.
Is what caused his problems -- believe.
Bush should they -- should he guys and take what you say that he should release them.
Number one but that governor speaker Gingrich released only one here.
Should the cancer they're going to release any thing give us sort of not just -- as simple snapshot of one year.
But give us for instance three years we have a better picture of the financials.
Well it's a good question -- -- you know one year I can can have a lot of things if you were if we really wanna go down that road which I don't think we need to.
But once you start talking about releasing tax returns people are gonna demand you do it for five or ten years ago back to seven years it.
IRS demands that we keep them.
I think it's another deterrent to get good people in the race because people can look at your tax return and make all kinds of accusations that are not relevant.
But again not weeks we've gone down that road and down.
One year is not gonna tell you that much so if you're gonna do it if you gonna make a big deal out of it you -- -- three to five years.
Senate thank you -- and there you're state certainly kept us busy last -- on the Florida thank you so there.
Thank you --
