In a regular e-mail to his constituents, Sen. DeMint seems to be running out of dogs to whip. The Senator – who bills himself as “your conservative voice in the Senate” – introduced legislation to take $2 million in federal funding from the city of Berkeley, California, because the City Council voted for a resolution telling the Marines that its recruiting office isn’t welcome in Berkeley.

DeMint quoted council members as accusing the Marines to be “trained killers,” with a history of “death and destruction” who recruit young people with “false promises of regarding jobs, job training, education and other benefits.”

DeMint, never one to let the truth interfere with a good pander, posted this YouTube link in his newsletter.