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I like Bachmann but when has she called out Romney in a debate?

IMHO...

A lot of folks wonder about that (obviously). Romney has only an outside chance of winning. The polls do not show it. Here's my math:

a) local Republican party organizations exist in every town, country and State. They consist basically of every mayor, dog catcher and State legislature that is Republican and people that are politically very active, at all the meetings, etc. That is the "establishment". This group is only a small fraction of all conservative voters.

b) now there are also all the rest of the population who self-identifies as conservative. They are a far larger group than a).

c) the a) group controls the Republican message

d) the b) group no one ever hears from except at the water cooler and on the internet

e) the b) group overwhelmingly does not want a seasoned politician unless they have a record of being vehemently conservative. This is why Romney's campaign has polled like a hit-and-miss engine while others have gone through stretches where they gained a lot of support and surged. Romney's voters are still limited to the very active local Republican party types, the folks with Republican blinders on and an "R" chip implanted in their neck that every four years starts transmitting a voice into their brain saying "electable" 24 hours a day. These Republicans work too hard at getting Republicans elected to bet on a dark horse. A risky candidate for them is an even money guy; they want the sure thing.

Also, since Michele is far more conservative than Romney, if it came down to those two, like Newt, she would win. Compared side by side, she's the authentic conservative brand, he's the store brand conservative. Really, if it comes down to Romney and any other one candidate, Romney would have his work cut out for him. But if Michele got in the high teens in the polls and could get to the magic 20%, she'd sail past Romney. Since Santorum, Perry and Paul are way down like her, the only guy for her to beat is Newt. Santorum just does not have the support that Newt and Romney have, while Perry has stumbled and Paul will find it very difficult to ever get to frontrunner.

If Michele and Newt go head to head and she starts looking good in voter's eyes and any momentum builds up where some who have jumped on his bandwagon think twice and switch to supporting her, that would snowball quickly.

IMHO, it would be interesting if the Republicans fielded one of, if not the most conservative candidates, a woman, for the Presidential nominee. The excitement would start to swing as some women around the country started wanting to see her elected.

Oftentimes world leaders will start trends and influence society in various ways. IMHO, it would be a wonderful change for America if she were elected that might positively affect faith and family in America.

Say what we will, a Bachmann Presidency would be a wonderful development of the course that was started by Sarah Palin three years ago.