DeMint: "Cut Off Berkeley's Federal Funds"

Yesterday I proposed that the city of Berkeley, CA be turned into a Navy bombing and shelling range with the residual mulch to be spread over the farm fields of the San Joaquin Valley. That was in reponse to the city's efforts to drive Marine recruiters out of the city and reward those who regularly protest there. Senator Jim DeMint has a slightly less draconian option:

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., says the City of Berkeley, Calif., no longer deserves federal money.

DeMint was angered after learning that the Berkeley City Council voted this week to tell the U.S. Marine Corps to remove its recruiting station from the city's downtown.

"This is a slap in the face to all brave service men and women and their families," DeMint said in a prepared statement. "The First Amendment gives the City of Berkeley the right to be idiotic, but from now on they should do it with their own money."

"If the city can’t show respect for the Marines that have fought, bled and died for their freedom, Berkeley should not be receiving special taxpayer-funded handouts," he added.

In the meantime, a senior Marine official tells FOX News that the Marine office in Berkeley isn't going anywhere.

I still like my idea better.