Maybe Bachmann has an excuse, she might have just flown in from Miami Beach, BOAC, and it was a dreadful flight.
I look forward to her pronouncements on Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and East Germany.
And why did she lump in India? Are they really a threat on the same level as China or Russia? Aren't we allies with them? Didn't we just sign a big nuclear deal with them? A deal that Bachmann voted for by the way. If India is such a threat and Americans fear them why did she vote to extend nuclear privileges and cooperation to them?
I've always liked her but there does seem to be a pattern of this type of thing. Lexington and Concord, the John Wayne/Gacy thing, the Elvis' birthday thing, the founders against slavery thing, the JQ Adams a founder, now this. Not a good sign going forward.
And if there's audio and it can be replayed and used in ads that's even worse.
Perry is looking a bit better to me.
but you see Ed Rollins, the great Ed Rollins is in control!
This is very sad. I think she’s actually pretty smart but something keeps happening between the brain and the mouth that isn’t good.
I think I'm ok with Perry, and hopefully he'll use his words more carefully ("treason" by the Federal Reserve). We'll see.
Romney isn't going to make a massive screw up like this. Romney is competent. Had a great career at Bain, did well with the Olympics. He doesn't seem to have these gaffes, he's got a good organization. However, his ideology is certainly suspect. And that's a big problem.
I think it's too early for Paul Ryan. And Chris Christie.
She bothers me.
I’d like to think she meant the return of the Soviet Union, which is entirely possible.....but who knows.
I like Bachmann (and Palin) a lot, but Bachmann is becoming a Biden gaffe-o-matic.
I’m sorry Michele....I’m out. Way too gaffe prone to win.
She didn't say it, but I took it that she meant that.
I'm afraid this reflects her husband, Marcus.
Huh?
Bachmann really IS an idiot.
We don't need the leftist media to clue us in on that, do we?
Hey! Bachmann fans! Let's argue the point, shall we?
“I can see the Soviet Union from my house.”
Anyone old enough to remember the Cold War and the Soviet Union is likely to make that gaffe. Back in those days, Russia and the Soviet Union were interchangeable terms. Sometimes it’s hard to break old habits.
She is member of Congress intelligence committee. God knows what else she is learning from intelligence briefing.
Too bad. I like her. And she is great when focused entirely on today’s issues. But she’s a gaffe-making machine. It never stops with her. Stick a fork in her.
I get the feeling she is doing what is called “pressing” in sports. She is trying to make too much happen now, and not playing for the rest of the game.
This is unfortunate. But as long as she doesn’t start talking about Prussia and the Ottoman Empire, I think she’ll do OK.
A resurgent Soviet Union is a legit concern for anyone who appreciates the talents of Mr. Putin.
Big deal!
The Soviet Union existed until she was 35, so she may have been speaking out of force of habit.
And who cares if she gets the birth date of some pop star wrong? I’m more concerned about what she has about the economy and other far more important issues.