Jim 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.
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Dick Armey
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Nancy Pelosi
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Mitch McConnell
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John Boehner
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Jim DeMint
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