
Ralph Hallow, chief political writer at The Washington Times, appears on the "CPAC 2013 All Star" panel during the final day of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference in Fort Washington, Md. on March 16, 2013. Hallow joined, from left, Genevieve Wood, vice president of marketing at The Heritage Foundation, Robert Costa, Washington editor at the National Review, Larry O'Connor, editor-at-large at the Breitbart News Network, and Rusty Humphries, host of "The Rusty Humphries Show". (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Special to The Washington Times)

Ralph Hallow, chief political writer at The Washington Times, appears on the "CPAC 2013 All Star" panel during the final day of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference in Fort Washington, Md. on March 16, 2013. Hallow joined, from left, Genevieve Wood, vice president of marketing at The Heritage Foundation, Robert Costa, Washington editor at the National Review, Larry O'Connor, editor-at-large at the Breitbart News Network, and Rusty Humphries, host of "The Rusty Humphries Show". (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Special to The Washington Times)

** FILE ** Jim DeMint resigned from his U.S. Senate seat representing South Carolina to take leadership at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington-based think tank. (Associated Press)

** FILE ** Jim DeMint resigned from his U.S. Senate seat representing South Carolina to take leadership at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington-based think tank. (Associated Press)

Vice President Joe Biden, right, joins Virginia Democratic candidate for Senate Tim Kaine, left, at a campaign rally at the Heritage Farm Museum at Claude Moore Park, Sterling, Va., Monday, November 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Democratic candidate for Senate Tim Kaine speaks at a campaign rally for Vice President Joe Biden at the Heritage Farm Museum at Claude Moore Park, Sterling, Va., Monday, November 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden arrive to join Virginia Democratic candidate for Senate Tim Kaine, Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) at a campaign rally at the Heritage Farm Museum at Claude Moore Park, Sterling, Va., Monday, November 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden arrive to join Virginia Democratic candidate for Senate Tim Kaine, Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) at a campaign rally at the Heritage Farm Museum at Claude Moore Park, Sterling, Va., Monday, November 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Vice President Joe Biden joins Virginia Democratic candidate for Senate Tim Kaine, right, at a campaign rally at the Heritage Farm Museum at Claude Moore Park, Sterling, Va., Monday, November 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)