All things considered, she is the best thing that the ultraconservative front has going for it, which is why it is completely unsurprising that she was thrown under the bus. Knowing the ins and outs of the legislative process in a way that only Perry could have the capacity to dream of (on second thought, Perry might not), and possessing an energetic spirit that exposes Santorum's wet cardboard for exactly what it is, Bachmann would have been a respectable opponent for a more mainstream candidate along the lines of Mitt Romney or Jon Huntsman. Alas, she will more than likely wither away after an embarrassing defeat in her birth state of Iowa, leaving the far right to busy itself with Perry, Santorum, and, if he has not done himself in with his own sheer idiocy masked in supreme arrogance by this point, Newt Gingrich. At any rate, her steadfastness and will to meet an obstacle must be commended.
Michele Bachmann, this Teddy Roosevelt-Nelson Rockefeller-Dwight Eisenhower Republican wishes you nothing but the best in your future personal, though not necessarily partisan, endeavors.
Article comments
1 - Opurple
Bachmann should drop out of the race. The longer she stays in the race, the more suffer is to the GOP. It is common to see people come and go for their interest in any institute or business, Bachmann's response to the person who left her is unbelievable. Be open-minded to face it. If you want to be a president, you should be able to accommodate situations like this.
2 - Diane
I totally agree with this article. The conservative right threw her under the bus. As a fiscal conservative and social moderate, I was very excited about her candidacy. She is much more articulate than Sarah Palin and I think probably would have gotten the educated women vote had she not gone so far to the right. She just blew it after Iowa when she went after the HPV vaccine. This is a vaccine which can save women's lives. It was a bad move. I wish her the best
3 - Kenn Jacobine
Congresswoman Bachmann is a liar. She boasts about being a former tax attorney but never mentions it was against taxpayers as an IRS agent. This can hardly be considered small-government minded. Then she lies about Kent Sorenson accepting lots of cash to defect from her campaign to Ron Paul's. She will even besmirsch the good name of a man for her own political ends. Lastly, She is lying about how thousands of Paul's supporters are now supporting her. Bachmann represents what is wrong with our political system. She will sell-out just to get power.
She doesn't have to drop out of the race - the voters will do that for her.
4 - El Bicho
"Not much has gone well..."
Being a terrible candidate will do that.
5 - Baronius
"All things considered, she is the best thing that the ultraconservative front has going for it, which is why it is completely unsurprising that she was thrown under the bus."
I don't understand what you mean by that.
6 - trey mon bien
Bachman receives farm subsidies - the very same kind she shames other farmers for accepting.
Is the 'inexperience' you speak of the same as lack of intelligence?
Bachman 'mispseaks' (euphemism for 'lies' and simply put 'doesn't know what the ^$&# she's talking about') quite a lot on simple facts. And her and her husband should stop claiming to be "Christian." I haven't heard one true Christian sentiment or witnessed one heart-felt Christian act from either one of them.
I'm actually against people shilling for God in the political arena and would prefer that all politicians practice what our founding fathers advocated - separation of church and state. Bachman is obviously not familiar with the US Constitution (HINT: read article VI)
"Gentlewoman"? Not in my humble opinion. Bachman is as mean-spirited as the others. And the fact that she ain't too bright just makes her all the more dangerous.
7 - trey mon bien
I forgot to ask. You wrote, "It is Bachmann's resilient can-do attitude and, I do believe, simplicity of heart that make her candidacy so outstanding."
Are you certain you're not mistaking narcissism and delusional character for 'can do spirit'?
8 - Igor
It's true, as Kenn pointed out, that Bachmans only legal experience was as an IRS agent, but one can say that malevolence was mitigated by her educational incompetence (her law degree is from 'Regents' university, a diploma mill founded by Oral Roberts to supply degreed rightists to compliant politicians like George Bush), and by the fact her colleagues complained that she was never in the office, always taking time off to do things for her kids.
Her incompetence and poor attendance record at work probably nullified any damage she might have done in service to the oppressive IRS. So all she did was take money (from the government) under false pretenses.