Cliff Sims: "Governor Haley, Put Tim Scott In The U.S. Senate"

Will Rep. Tim Scott be the next U.S. Senator from South Carolina?

The conservative blogger in Alabama hopes that South Carolina Nikki Haley appoints Rep. Tim Scott to replace retiring U.S. Senator Jim DeMint: "For one thing, Rep. Scott is the kind of staunch conservative who would make DeMint proud. In fact, according to The Washington Post, DeMint has told South Carolina Republican officials he wants Scott to be his successor. Though DeMint has denied playing any role in the appointment process, my sources inside the Beltway say he has 'sent the right signals' that Scott is indeed his preferred successor."

He continues his commentary: "Scott would drive liberals absolutely insane by undermining their narrative that the GOP is a party of old white men. And as the only black senator from either party, he would immediately become a major figure in American politics. Imagine: the two brightest rising stars in the Senate would be a Spanish-speaking Cuban-American Republican from Florida and a black Republican from South Carolina. I spent a good bit of time with Congressman Scott last year when he visited Alabama. He was remarkably down to earth. I came away convinced that Scott has the courage to take on the tough challenges facing America and the charisma to sell conservative ideas to the American people. He’s exactly what this country, not to mention the Republican Party, needs."