Are you looking for a U.S. senator with a familiar face and a “minty” fresh outlook? Well, when the time comes for you to vote in November, think Jim DeMint because he has the senatorial experience and conservative values that SC needs in a leader.

Votes show that DeMint stands by his religious and moral beliefs and believes the government needs to cut back on wasteful spending. DeMint is a proud South Carolinian and an upstanding citizen, whereas his Democratic opponent, Alvin Greene, was recently arrested for showing a Carolina student pornographic material in a computer lab on campus. How can we rely on Greene to make laws for our country when he has a criminal record himself? One thing you can definitely rely on Greene for is to trip over his sentences when speaking in public.

DeMint’s other opponent, Green Party candidate Tom Clements, like Greene, has no record at all, as he has never held an elected position. My advice? Stay away from both greens.

So, what kind of representative do you want when the time comes to enforce laws: a felon, an inexperienced candidate or our incumbent senator with a clean record?

Alvin Greene

Alvin Greene is obviously the right candidate for the 2010 Senate election because he’s relatable to college students in many ways. He is unemployed, still living in his father’s basement, trying to fight off criminal charges and just looking to make a name for himself.

Greene, 33, is a jobless military veteran who would give a voice to the 11% of South Carolinians currently without work, one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation. He’s also a family man, as he devotes quality time to hanging out with Dad. Greene is, interestingly enough, trying to fend off a criminal charge as well, which some of us can relate to (particularly those who are underage).

Besides being amazingly down-to-earth and low-key, Greene has remarkable photos in the Free Times, in which he rocks his now nationally known “Greene Family Reunion” shirt. He’s also given
some genuinely eye-opening interviews.

As for his adversaries Jim DeMint and Tom Clements, they have no chance against Greene. His résumé clearly speaks for itself. Let’s go Greene for 2010!

Tom Clements

Green Party candidate Tom Clements is focused on issues that pertain to the environment, economy and job industry. He has never been elected for office, but that just makes him a clean, green slate, ready to listen to the people of South Carolina.

Unlike Jim DeMint and Al Greene, Clements cares about the environment and hopes to increase jobs based on South Carolina’s potential for alternative energy. While Clements was once arrested, it was in the 1970s for participating in civil disobedience against dangerous nuclear policies. The same cannot be said about Al Greene, who was arrested for showing porn to a female student on this very campus.

Clements also advocates green energies, as opposed to Jim DeMint who voted to speed up the destruction of our precious forests!

Consider our environment and our economy in this election and vote for Tom Clements. It’s the choice that makes sense.