0SaboteursJim DeMint, now shutting down the Senate, is a prickly guy not beloved in Washington. But his Tea Party street cred makes him a serious alternative to Palin in 2012.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 11:40AM EDT / Published Feb. 23, 2010 12:44PM EST Cliff Owen / AP Photo,Cliff Owen Dick ArmeyCliff Owen / AP Photo Rush LimbaughAP Photo Nancy PelosiSusan Walsh / AP Photo Mitch McConnellChuck Burton / AP Photo John Boehner Dennis Cook / AP Photo Jim DeMintLauren Victoria Burke / AP Photo Richard Shelby Michael Probst / AP Photo Labor UnionsAP Photo Jane HamsherAmy Sussman / Getty Images Anthony WeinerCharles Dharapak / AP Photo Progressive Change Campaign CommitteeCharles Dharapak / AP Photo Club for GrowthScott J. Ferrell, Congressional Quarterly / Getty Images Elbridge Gerry Frank LuntzRogelio V. Solis / AP Photo Ben NelsonLauren Victoria Burke / AP Photo John McCainAP Photo Paul Krugman AP Photo Jim InhofeAP Photo Joe WilsonPablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Photo Tom CoburnAP Photo
Dick ArmeyCliff Owen / AP Photo Rush LimbaughAP Photo Nancy PelosiSusan Walsh / AP Photo Mitch McConnellChuck Burton / AP Photo John Boehner Dennis Cook / AP Photo Jim DeMintLauren Victoria Burke / AP Photo Richard Shelby Michael Probst / AP Photo Labor UnionsAP Photo Jane HamsherAmy Sussman / Getty Images Anthony WeinerCharles Dharapak / AP Photo Progressive Change Campaign CommitteeCharles Dharapak / AP Photo Club for GrowthScott J. Ferrell, Congressional Quarterly / Getty Images Elbridge Gerry Frank LuntzRogelio V. Solis / AP Photo Ben NelsonLauren Victoria Burke / AP Photo John McCainAP Photo Paul Krugman AP Photo Jim InhofeAP Photo Joe WilsonPablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Photo Tom CoburnAP Photo