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" South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley \u2014 because, alas, she doesn&amp;#039;t have the chutzpah to appoint herself and her upward-rising 38 percent approval rating \u2014 will pick Congressman Tim Scott to replace Jim DeMint, who is leaving the Senate in order to turn the Heritage Foundation from a fake think-tank into a genuine hive of undistilled crazy. Scott is an African-American, which makes his appointment a big deal, if you&amp;#039;re the shade of either John C. Calhoun or Strom Thurmond. He is also wingnuttier than DeMint ever thought of being, and DeMint thought of being pretty damned wingnutty. I think this one is my favorite. &amp;quot;This president is looking to usurp congressional oversight to find a way to get it done without us. My position is that is an impeachable act from my perspective,&amp;quot; said Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) at a meeting sponsored by the Tea Party group LowCountry 9.12 Project on Tuesday, first reported by Lindsay Street on Summerville Patch. His comments were met with enthusiastic applause. &amp;quot;There are a lot of things people say, &amp;#039;Are you going to impeach the president over that?&amp;#039; \u2014 No. But this? This is catastrophic,&amp;quot; continued Scott. &amp;quot;This jeopardizes the credibility of our nation if one man can usurp the entire system set up by our founding fathers over something this significant.&amp;quot; Apropos of the latest news. This guy is going to be worth the price of admission. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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