HuffingtonPost: Michele Bachmann Plans To Form Tea Party Caucus In Congress

[Duckus]

Michele Backmann is ****ing insane. This is the last thing the Tea Party needs . . . . but i am sure it will be hilarious.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_648817.html

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has plans in the works to create a Tea Party Caucus in the United States House of Representatives.

Bachmann on Thursday filed paperwork to establish the House affinity group, which the conservative congresswoman says will call for "fiscal responsibility, adherence to the Constitution, and limited government."

"This caucus will espouse the timeless principles of our founding, principles that all Members of Congress have sworn to uphold," Bachmann said in a statement. "The American people are doing their part and making their voices heard and this caucus will prove that there are some here in Washington willing to listen."

Bachmann took to Twitter to credit Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul with inspiring her to start the new caucus. "I applaud Rand Paul and look forward to bringing the Tea Party to the House!" she wrote.

Earlier this week, Paul raised the idea of founding a "tea-party caucus" in the Senate in an interview with the National Review.

(By the way, Bachmann already co-chairs the Congressional Media Fairness Caucus.)

Below is a copy of a letter sent by Bachmann to Rep. Bob Brady (D-Pa.), who chairs the Committee on House Administration, to register the Tea Party Caucus:

[Baculus]

Bachmann better make sure she survives reelection first before she makes any long-term plan.

Also, if she is so fiscal responsibility oriented, she better quit receiving her farm subsidies, of which she has received a quarter-million dollars of it over the years. Or perhaps she's just a hypocrite and her supporters don't even realize it . . .

http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennt...subsidies.html

[Burgold]

"This caucus will espouse the timeless principles of our founding, principles that all Members of Congress have sworn to uphold," Bachmann said in a statement. "The American people are doing their part and making their voices heard and this caucus will prove that there are some here in Washington willing to listen."

What does this even mean? It's awfully vague.

Edit: The letter is still a little bit better, but I'd want an operational definition of "fiscal responsibility" and if there are those violating the Constitution and she's currently mum about it she doesn't deserve her seat. I'd also want to know what "limited government" means.

[SellersHappens]

"This caucus will espouse the timeless principles of our founding, principles that all Members of Congress have sworn to uphold," Bachmann said in a statement. "The American people are doing their part and making their voices heard and this caucus will prove that there are some here in Washington willing to listen."

What does this even mean? It's awfully vague.

I think the logic is as follows.

Premise: I am awesome.
Because I am awesome, other awesome people must share my values.
Premise: The founders were awesome.
Therefore, the founders would share my values.

This is the unstated basis of 90% of all references to the founders.

[SkinsHokieFan]

Why doesn't she just join the Republican Liberty Caucus?

(rhetorical question)

[Hunter44]

Her and Palin should make out....

[mistertim]

Her and Palin should make out....

Now THAT the founders might actually agree with them on.

[IHOPSkins]

Wow

This would be the first "racist" caucus since the Dems had the "KKK Klub"

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

Wow

This would be the first "racist" caucus since the Dems had the "KKK Klub"

I'm glad you're acknowledging it.

[IHOPSkins]

I'm glad you're acknowledging it.

I haven't seen you for awhile Brave

Nice to see you again

[Hubbs]

I'm not a Bachmann fan, but I really don't see what the problem is here. Right now, the more a Republican can associate him/herself with the Tea Party movement, the better. It's politics.

[NoCalMike]

This is actually good for the tea party, but bad for the republican party. The farther the tentacles of the tea party reach into the republican party, the more it will split the GOP vote in November.

It seems the right is now falling for the same good intentions a lot of Dems had with the Green Party in 2000. As a Liberal, I am willing to sit back and be happy about it though.

Oh and for the record, Michelle Bachmann is basically about what we would get if Palin actually was in the Congress or Senate, little substance, a lot of rhetoric and soundbytes about how the other side is evil and unamerican, and in office because the GOP thinks she is hot.

[Destino]

Bachmann is a lunatic. Why the tea party would associate with this nutter is beyond me. I thought they were independents?!

[NoCalMike]

It seems apparent that for all the ranting tea party protesters have been doing, they are just like any other large mass gathering of people, willing to believe someone at their word cause they give a good speech and because they claim to be on "their side"

Bachmann is a loon.

[Corcaigh]

Heh ... Bachman is bat**** insane. She's on a par with Glenn Beck.

Both Colin Powell and the Republican former grovernor of Minnesota said they endorsed Barak Obama in part because of her statement during the presidential election campaign:

"I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out are they pro-America, or anti-America. I think people would love to see an expose like that."

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