SEN. "WATERLOO" DEMINT GOES TALK RADIO

He officially aligns himself with Palin, Bachmann, Limbaugh, Hannity and Levin.

DeMint: Republican leaders have 'gone to the left'
By Jordan Fabian - 12/10/09 09:53 AM ET
THE HILL - Blog Briefing Room

Conservative Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) on Wednesday called out the leadership of the Republican Party for straying too far from conservative principles.

DeMint, in an interview with the Christian Broadcast Network, also said that he is trying to recruit a new crop of GOP lawmakers to challenge the party establishment.

"The problem in the Republican Party is that the leadership has gone to the left," he said. "I need some new Republicans."

DeMint's comments come as party leaders such as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman John Cornyn (R-Texas), and RNC chairman Michael Steele have come under fire from several conservative bloggers and conservative grassroots activists.