Posted on 01/26/2011 12:34:33 AM PST by pissant
The president was lofty.
"We will move forward together, or not at all - for the challenges we face are bigger than party, and bigger than politics," he said in his State of the Union address.
The official Republican response, too, aimed high.
"Americans are skeptical of both political parties, and that skepticism is justified - especially when it comes to spending," said Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. "So hold all of us accountable."
And then there was Michele Bachmann.
As the leader of the Tea Party Caucus in the House, the Minnesota Republican gave her own, unauthorized response to the State of the Union, live from the National Press Club, filmed by Fox News, broadcast live on CNN and telecast by the Tea Party Express. It had all the altitude of a punch to the gut.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Dana Milbank is extremely threatened by any strong woman, i.e. Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, etc.
I think even a weak woman could take him down.
MB Ping
That’s what I love about Bachmann....I’m sure it was more like a punch in the balls. I need to see the video.
I’m not sure Obama will be on the ballot in 2012 but if by some miracle he qualifies, do you think Michele can go toe to toe with the marxist’s teleprompter?
That is what can beat obama. Kissy kissy George HW McDole crap is a sure fire way to get trampled again. Every sentence out of Bachmann’s mouth contradicts Obama’s baloney.
The MSM and the Washington establishment is threatened by anything they can’t control.
Yup. And there ain’t no controlling the mighty mouse from Minnesota.
It will be hard to choose between Michelle & Sarah, I love them both. I am afraid the other Pubbies will sell out.
The establishment Republicans will want to nominate another wienie like McCain or Romney again and then wonder why they lost another election.
It occurs to me that the kumbaya seating arrangement for the SOTU was more to disguise the lack of support for Zero than any show of unity - the usual large blocks of non-standing non-clappers were eliminated. Had Pelosi chosen to sit with the new Majority Whip, instead of a group that ate Dove Chocolates thru the speech, I might be convinced to think otherwise. I wasn’t truely interested in anything said by either side - in fact was disappointed the camera wasn’t on Pelosi playing pogo stick to everything Zero said (did she? or was she too busy eating chocolates?)
Until Bachmann made her presentation, the evening was relatively boring and disappointing - then I was all ears - too bad Fox had the wrong camera angle on her.
I thought the Ryan response was pretty weak tea. Here’s the transcript of Bachmann’s response:
Conservative women have more cajones than the republican lapdogs in leadership roles these days.
They kept Michele out of the leadership. Big mistake.
I am SO glad to hear at least one Republican had the resolve to ingnore the 'date nite' silliness!!
. . .and someone get Dana some Midol, please.
And you just knew that the young Duncan Hunter would do the same:
Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, whose district includes parts of North County, has no Issa-like plans for a date with a Democrat.
“The congressman plans on sitting wherever he can find a seat,” said his spokesman, Joe Kasper, adding that Hunter might not get a place to sit if he doesn’t arrive early.
The House doesn’t have enough seating to accommodate all 435 members of the House and 100 members of the Senate plus the president’s cabinet, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Supreme Court justices and others.
“If there are no seats, then he’ll stand in back of the chamber with other members,” Kasper said.
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_a66069e7-8cfa-56a3-ac56-79148c76388d.html
I like her response video clip.
Stupid me....all this time I thought “Dana” was a “she”...
Sure acts like a sheila
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