one more sign that the GOP is not ready for prime-time leadership

U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., expressing disappointment that his GOP colleagues allowed Sen. Lisa Murkowski to retain her ranking status on a committee even as she mounts a write-in campaign against the party's nominee for Senate in Alaska (hat tip: World).

"I respect the friendship component of this, but our country is much more important than our friendships here."

Good for DeMint, but boo for the GOP as a whole.