Bachmann Uses Census Data on Her Townhall Blog

A former census worker sent us this tip.

From Bachmann's Townhall blog:

The relationship between illegal immigrants and our nation's health care system is one that cannot be overlooked. In 2006, the Census Bureau reported that there were 46.6 million people without health insurance of which about 9.5 million were not United States citizens. The expense of illegal immigrants' health care in California, for instance, has become so unbearable that many municipalities had to eliminate this benefit to save tens of millions of dollars. Texas estimates that illegal immigrants cost hospitals there $1.3 billion in 2006 alone.

Did ACORN gather those statistics?

Did Karl Rove Create the Crusade Against ACORN?

Americablog:

One other aspect of this story that's fascinating. The Rove-led effort to fire New Mexico U.S. Attorney David Iglesias was initiated after he wouldn't press charges against ACORN. Yes, Rove started that.

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So, Rove started the GOP obsession with ACORN, which continues to this day. Rove saw a potential political issue, but the U.S. Attorney didn't see any wrongdoing. Iglesias got fired. Let's hope Rove finally goes to jail.

TPM Muckraker has more about the Rove emails.

DB readers may recall that Karl Rove came to Stillwater for a Bachmann fundraiser.