Jim DeMint: “His response was essentially, if you will pardon the expression, a middle finger to the United States and to the…”

Which is a trillion dollars over ten years. I mean, that is real money.

We cannot keep our country shut down. It's affecting people emotionally, as well as financially.

We are particularly appreciative of Senator DeMint's efforts to begin the dialogue on the role that government should play in the television marketplace.

My concern now is we are equating pro-growth economic policies with more government spending.