Sen. Jim DeMint doesn’t think people much care about his presidential endorsement. But people do care--a lot.

Jim DeMint should use his substantial influence to secure a GOP debt plan.

Republicans would not have a shot at taking back either the House or Senate were it not for the Tea Party movement, which has both energized the conservative base and attracted independents to the GOP by promising to reform the party and restore fiscal sanity in Washington.

If ever we need evidence of ideology run rampant, the House vote to eliminate the annual American Community Survey and the Economic Census to provide basic information on the state of businesses and industries in the country and data used for generating quarterly gross domestic product estimates is exhibit A.

Senator Jim DeMint sees 2010 as an excellent opportunity to elect conservatives, an opportunity that he has worked to seize.

At this AEI event, experts will discuss the feasibility and likely consequences of the proposed REINS Act.

There are 24 people who are beneficiaries of nontrivial presidential buzz, but only five are likely to emerge as true candidates.