Go take a closer look at Michelle Bachmann and what she’s done in her life.
You will see that she is not driven by pettiness or personal gain.
The last thing the Ruling Class wants is for people to actually find out the truth about Michelle Bachmann.
This is why they her to be ridiculed by people like Chris Matthews and politically opposed by tea party freshmen like Joe Walsh who have been so easily corrupted by their newly acquired power.
In people who are driven, the personal inevitably becomes intertwined with the political. Their amibition is for their cause, but to get to the place where they can be powerful enough to help the cause, they have to be ambitious for themselves as well.
Don’t forget: I said they started it. She had no choice but to respond in kind, or else take doormat lessons.