Think Barack Obama has been beat up enough? Sen. Jim DeMint does.

South Carolinaโ€™s junior senator went so far as to say he didnโ€™t want to break the president on ABCโ€™s This Week.

No, DeMint has turned his attention to the Democratic-led Congress.

โ€œAfter 3 years of controlling both houses of Congress, theyโ€™re still trying to blame someone else,โ€ DeMint said. โ€œWeโ€™ve got to get rid of this inheritance idea. The Democrats have to start taking some responsibility.โ€

Calling for, gulp, bipartisanship, DeMint said it was time to stop a government takeover of healthcare and focus on jobs.

โ€œNow, what we need to do is work together,โ€ he said.
It was a strong appearance, until DeMint was forced to defend increased corporate involvement in financing elections.

โ€œWe canโ€™t promote freedom and democracy by limiting free speech,โ€ he said.

But then asked about foreign corporations that would be able to join in this massive spending, DeMint seemed surprised.

โ€œI hope we make sure this is an American focus,โ€ DeMint said. โ€œWeโ€™ll have to sort all of this out.โ€


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