(Politico) — South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint said Sunday he’s “tired” of President Barack Obama’s speeches and predicted it would be difficult to watch the president’s much anticipated jobs speech on Thursday.

“I’m so tired of his speeches it’s going to be hard for me to watch,” DeMint, a Republican told Candy Crowley on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Last week, Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) — who, like DeMint, affiliates with the tea party — drew fire for declaring he would not attend Obama’s speech, and even calling the president “idiotic.”

DeMint, though, made no such declaration and instead focused his criticism on the expected content of the speech, urging the president to send Congress legislation detailing specific proposals.

“What I’ve heard the president is going to talk about Thursday night is more of the same: extending unemployment benefits, payroll tax cuts,” DeMint said. “I just don’t think those things are going to create jobs.”