> And why? Why on earth is she running? > Because Michele Bachmann cannot lose. Even if she doesn't get the nomination of her party, she will gain prestige for running, be even more famous and she will increase her presence in the U.S. Congress, which will almost surely help her get attention for her causes and initiatives.
So, thanks, Vaj, for helping out in her campaign! But, you could have just posted a link to Momfort's article, not the whole friggin' article. You just committed word theft, Moron. LoL! > I don't nearly have the space, and Matt Taibbi's > fantastic Rolling Stone piece... > According to what I've read, Rolling Stone's editor and Matt Taibi are idiots, having been caught red-handed authoring articles without attributions. Everyone knows that just about everything we know about Michele Bachmann comes from two bloggers who have been following Bachmann for years. So, I guess Rolling Stones sucks big time, AGAIN. "She will gain attention for the conservative issues she cares about and may solidify her standing as the national face of the tea party movement making her even more of a force to be reckoned with in Washington..." 'Will Michele Bachmann's gaffes hurt her presidential candidacy?' Christian Science Monitor, June 28, 2011 http://tinyurl.com/3dw5vxd "After weeks of struggling to break out of the single digits, Bachmann has surged in recent polls. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is still the solid GOP frontrunner, but Bachmann has started to separate herself from the rest of the pack..." 'Bachmann Surging in the Polls Ahead of Campaign Kickoff' Fox News, June 25, 2011 http://tinyurl.com/69o25tm > http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/06/29/notes062911.DTL >