BecKKK's gossip on who will replace DeMINT: Tim SCOTT, his Wiki here.
For any potential minglers out there, he's single. So he's a food stamps cutter, TeaBagger, earmarks hypocrite, Black Caucus shunner, 10-Commandments nailer, Gawd-Talker, impeacher. Accordingly, BecKKK said that the terrific (from "terror"
loss of DeMINT would be blissfully recompensed by this SCOTT jerk. Yip, that's the ticket. Is Nikki HALEY that far out?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Scott_(politician)
[font size=5]Timothy Eugene "Tim" Scott[/font]
(born September 19, 1965) is the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district. Elected in November 2010 to the 112th Congress, he is the first Republican African-American Representative from South Carolina since 1901.[4] Scott is also one of the two members of the freshman class chosen to sit at the House Republican leadership table.[5] Scott, a fiscal and cultural conservative, ran for Congress on a platform of reducing federal spending and taxes.[2] He was endorsed by Tea Party groups and other prominent Republicans.[2][6]
Previously, Scott served one term in the South Carolina General Assembly (2009–2011), and 13 years on the Charleston County Council (1996–2008).[6][7] A graduate of Charleston Southern University, Scott owns an insurance agency and has worked as a financial advisor.[2]
Scott was born in Charleston, South Carolina to Ben Scott, Sr. and Frances Scott,[1] a nursing assistant. His parents were divorced when he was 7, and he grew up in poverty under the care of his mother who worked 16-hour days.[6] He has an older brother who is a U.S. Army officer in Germany.[8] ....
In 1997, Scott supported having the Ten Commandments posted outside the county council chambers, saying it would remind members of the absolute rules they should follow. The county council then unanimously approved the display and Scott nailed a King James version of the Commandments to the wall. Shortly after, the ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State sued. After an initial court ruling said the display was unconstitutional, the council settled to avoid accruing more legal fees.[11] Regarding the costs of the suit, Scott said, "Whatever it costs in the pursuit of this goal (of displaying the Commandments) is worth it". ....
...Following the election, Scott and Allen West of Florida became the first African-American Republicans in Congress since J.C. Watts retired in 2003.[25] Scott also became the first African-American Republican elected to Congress from South Carolina in 114 years.[4]
Congressman Scott, one of two African-American Republicans elected to the House in 2010, declined to join the Congressional Black Caucus.
In March 2011, Scott co-sponsored a welfare reform bill that would deny food stamps to families whose incomes were lowered to the point of eligibility because a family member was participating in a labor strike.[27][28] He introduced legislation in July 2011 to strip the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) of its power to prohibit employers from relocating to punish workers who join unions or strike.[29] The rationale for the legislation is that government agencies should not be able to tell private employers where they can run a business.[29] Scott described the legislation as a common sense proposal that would fix a flaw in federal labor policy and benefit the national and local economies.[29] The NLRB had recently opposed the relocation of a Boeing production facility from Washington state to South Carolina.[29]
Scott successfully advocated for federal funds for a Charleston harbor dredging project estimated at $300 million, arguing that the project is neither an earmark nor an example of wasteful government spending.[30] He said the project was merit-based, and in the national interest because larger cargo ships could use the port and jobs would be created.[30]
During the summer 2011 debate over raising the U.S. debt ceiling, Scott said that President Barack Obama could be impeached over the debt crisis.[31] Scott supported the inclusion of a balanced budget constitutional amendment in the debt ceiling bill, and opposed compromise bills that did not include the amendment. Before voting "no" on the final compromise legislation, Scott and other first term conservatives prayed for guidance in a congressional chapel. Afterwards, Scott acknowledged he had received divine inspiration regarding his vote, and joined rest of the South Carolina congressional delegation in voting no on the measure. ....
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