>> Instead of constantly trashing Bachmann, you really need to look at her as insurance against the possibility that Palin doesn’t run.
Oh please. Hang it up. Whatever her ideological bona fides, in practice Bachmann is as loony as RuPaul. In just the past week she’s ponied up ample evidence; just watch over the next couple weeks for her to prove it beyond shadow of doubt.
Frankly, after what I’ve seen I don’t want her finger on the button.
Bachmann is a good Congresswoman. For a while, before Perry entered, she was my #2 choice next to Cain. However, she has proven that she simply does not have what it takes to win, and is a bit of a loose cannon.
For me it’s Cain ideally, Perry as a close second (but my first choice as realistic nominee) at this point, and that’s unlikely to change barring anything earth-shattering from either of those two candidates.