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The questions of Romney care remain 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. An opportunity to stand 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 another 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.

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 may need some enlightening here. Is the CRA the Continuing Resolution...? My recollection is that she pushed for people, especially newly elected TEA Party people to vote against it and that she herself definitely voted against it.

I remember being extremely angry that my own TEA Party guy (even endorsed by Sarah Palin) got rolled by the "leadership" and voted for it. Our local TEA Party sent out an email pointing it out and asking if we elected him to go along to get along.

I'm pretty sure the debt ceiling thingie is going to end some political careers for people who allow it without AT LEAST equal cuts right now. HE WHO GETS ROLLED ON THIS ONE GETS PRIMARIED!

That includes the "big boys" who think they're too powerful to be cast out--kinda like Tom Foley in '94 and the always concerned and saddened Tom Daschle in '04. Yeah, I know they weren't primaried, but they sure were GONE and they sure were surprised.