Posts tagged Michele Bachmann

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) was never expected by the White House to become a convert to health care reform — after all, she helped perpetuate the “death panels” smear. On Wednesday evening, Bachmann confirmed her disinterest in participating in a bipartisan process by calling the... [+]

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) says she was “stunned at the arrogance” when Sen. Arlen Specter told her recently to “act like a lady.” The two were on a Philadelphia radio show Wednesday when the Pennsylvania Democrat grew frustrated with Bachmann. “I’m going to treat you... [+]

In the latest sign of rancor in Tea Party circles, a convention billed as an effort to bring together conservative activists from across the country is being attacked by some leading Tea Partiers as inauthentic, too tied to the GOP, and — at $549 per... [+]

Seems like only six months ago that Representative Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) was feverishly encouraging people to refuse to fill out their census forms, because of ACORN…and the Japanese internment camps…and, junk? It was, I’m sure, eloquently expressed at the time. But now, as the editors... [+]

Michele Bachmann has become well known for her anti-government tea-bagger antics, protesting health care reform and every other government “handout” as socialism. What her followers probably don’t know is that Rep. Bachmann is, to use that anti-government slur, something of a welfare queen. That’s right,... [+]