The question of Romney care was an opportunity for Representative Bachmann to give her philosophical position on the proper role of government and the individual at all levels of government. It was one more opportunity to see if her "fiscal" conservatism is skin deep or if it goes all the way to the bone. In opportunity to sand up for individual choice and sound the warning call against an overreaching government at all levels. Remember, Tea Party activists don't' just operate at the Federal level. People are working at local and state levels to take back their government. And as the potential "Head" of the Republican Party , she needs to understand that.
I think it was a missed opportunity, but not altogether unexpected. Her vote on ethanol subsidies and her unwillingness to shut down the government during the CRA should give people pause. But it won't.
I am not convinced that Mrs. Bachmann is a small government conservative, but rather a targeted government Republican.
Yep, people here will tell me I'm FOS, but you know what? it won't be the first time and it certainly won't be the last time.
That one bothered me a lot.
She made a big mistake there, and has given me a level of mistrust for her by not going after romneycare when the opportunity was given to her on a silver platter.
We'll see. There's a long way to go here.