Posted on 01/09/2011 3:13:56 PM PST by pissant
Michele Bachmann — yes, Michele Bachmann — is considering a presidential run, according to several of her aides who suddenly started discussing the subject with Minnesota reporters.
In fact, the Iowa native (Waterloo) will travel to that state later this month to talk against the massive spending of you-know-who at a fundraiser for the Iowans for Tax Relief PAC in Des Moines.
The Minnesota Republican, now starting her third House term, has proved a media magnet like her like-minded fellow GOP conservative Sarah Palin; both are often quoted, often derisively. This fall, Bachmann was targeted by numerous prominent Democrats but showed herself adept at raising both dollars and votes.
Consumers of American political news should always be wary when they read about politicians' aides speaking enthusiastically about what their boss might possibly perhaps be thinking. These spokespersons do not speak of such things without advance approval or direction, as in "See that you suppress this leak widely."
"The Iowa trip is part of a bigger picture. There's a national story line here," said Bachmann communications director Doug Sachtleben, virtually begging for national media coverage.
That kind of talk is usually a bank shot.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
http://bachmann.house.gov/Contact/ZipCode.htm
Bachmann 2012!
BUMP
In a hot second.
Say, pissant .... what happened to your MB-pings???
I plan to vote for Palin.... but if she decided not to run, I could easily back Michele.
Palin/Michele would be killer.
"This fall, Bachmann was targeted by numerous prominent Democrats..."
Democrats are 'targeting' Bachmann?! Someone call the police, FBI, SWAT, CIA!
DeMint/Bachmann - 2012
sorry, I don’t always remember
DeMint/Bachmann - 2012
My dream team!
I like Bachmann, but another House Rep with no experience does not seem logical.
Why not run for larger office in her state first to see if she can do something other than maintain her safe seat.
IIRC, only two individuals have ever been elected president with just a stint in the House of Representatives on their resume: Abraham Lincoln (16th president) and James A. Garfield (20th president) Why do you think that is?
Not sure, but at least it has happened before. As opposed to a 1/3 term senator/community organizer/illegal alien winning. Who’d a thunk it?
Neophyte senators have been elected president before (Jack Kennedy) but at least he had worn the uniform of the United States, despite all his other flaws. Mr. Obama couldn’t be bothered to even register with Selective Service, which takes about 30 seconds.
I agree. Plus, his backround was completely obscured. Still is. Yet he won.
And DHS, and BATF, and The Federal Marshalls...
One explanation is that most people who become president have planned it for a long time, and their planning includes a series of steps which SEEM more likely to get them elected. Like being governor of a state or senator.
Could be that it’s not so much of an obstacle in the minds of voters—it’s just that the ambitious are extra careful in their planning. The result is that a much higher percentage of candidates have been governors and senators.
He won with family (Saudi) money just as Jack Kennedy did with Joe’s bootlegging & rum running proceeds.
Both presidents I cited were elected in the 19th Century. No mere House member was elected president in the 20th Century. The presidency was much smaller and weaker back then than it is now. We see in Mr. Obama the fallacy of “on-the-job training” in the oval office.
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