Obviously Joe Walsh hasn’t been in the loop.
Michelle Bachman was asked to speak by the Tea Party.
As has been noted, a lot of elected officials speak and or are interviewed after the State of the Union address by a president.
The mainstream media is going to try to divide the Tea Party and conservatives in Congress.
New members of Congress need to learn that the media is not their friend and learn how to keep their mouths shut and their opinions to themselves until they know all the facts.
Seems to me, Michelle doesn't want to talk about it.