Matthews has been flogging Bachmann nonstop since the debate and if you think there’s not a larger purpose to that (and Mitchell and the others praising her), I submit you are missing the actual presidential sweepstakes game going on around you.
What that panel thinks is irrelevant, but I was struck by what seemed genuine understanding that the political mood isn't good for the statists and I wonder how much that feeling is permeating DC. We know Obie's administration has been a disaster at every level. I suspect they know it too, but can only obliquely acknowledge it.
I also agree Perry might be our surest bet, and that's what I'm looking for, given the weight of the consequences. I'm hoping to look back and ask why didn't we see that anyone could beat Obie.