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...Last Friday brought notice that the relationship between the two would soon be returning to form when South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint became the first high-profile Republican to lay the blame for McCain's loss on McCain himself. "We have to be honest, and there's a lot of blame to go around," DeMint told a GOP gathering in Myrtle Beach, S.C. "But I have to mention George Bush, and I have to mention Ted Stevens, and I'm afraid I even have to mention John McCain." DeMint then offered a list of McCain's anti-conservative apostasies, including...
...Senator Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican who heads the conservative Senate Steering Committee, welcomed Bush's move - though he admitted it's purely symbolic. "I don't think we're actually going to get the legislation done," DeMint said. "But if he could help build the foundation so Americans understand it's a problem that needs to be fixed, he could do a good service if he could lay the groundwork for the next President...
...Ultimately, DeMint and Coburn play an essential role, said Senator John McCain, once a bomb thrower himself. "I remember bomb throwing," McCain said with a quick grin. "It's vital, vital. We are losing the enthusiasm of our base because of our out-of-control spending." Phyllis Schlafly, head of the Eagle forum and one of the leaders of the conservative movement, agrees. "It's very important. They do a good job and we do think spending is out of control," Schlafly said. "The Republican base has not been happy with how the G.O.P. has handled control of Congress...
...While Coburn and DeMint might look at Bush, who has grown the government quicker than any President since Lydon Johnson, as a Johnny Come Lately, they welcome his pledges to veto this year's spending bills if the Democrats add a penny more than what he asked for in his budget. In fact, they would like to see more of Bush on this issue. "He should take on Congress," Coburn said. "There isn't oversight done on the vast majority of spending out there...
...DeMint, a former marketing executive who was elected to the House as part of Newt Gingrich's 1994 revolution, is going to need to draw on his sales skills as a showdown over spending brews between the White House and Congress. "Whether the Republicans are in charge or the Democrats are in charge, you can always get enough votes to spend more money," DeMint said. "And we've tried to use that to draw attention to this and it has helped. The Bridge to Nowhere - it's one of the reasons that the Republicans are no longer in the majority...