Rep. Michele Bachmann succeeded in getting a resolution passed by the House on Wednesday. "Recognizing September as National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month will bring this disease to the public's attention and encourage the discussions necessary to more effectively address the devastating effects of this disease and provide support to families who live with it each day," she said in a statement.
Why not check into Michele Bachmann's actual voting record on this issue? A resolution, without federal funding for needed research, is meaningless.
Way back in 2004, a transportation activist sent me an MPR article about the pods that quoted Michele Bachmann. He said Bachmann was a real nut. I also began blogging about the other two people in that article, Rep. Mark Olson and former Mpls councilman Dean Zimmermann.... both out of office now.
Back then, most people in Minnesota didn't know who Bachmann was. Most people who heard of her, did not know how extreme she was. A reporter (I forget who it was) told me I was wrong about Bachmann. "Ken, Bachmann is a moderate", he said. A week or two later, this blog posted the videos of Bachmann at the Living Word.
So, the good news is it's widely known that Bachmann is a theocratic, right-winger. The bad news is her bizarrre rants have attracted a sizable following. A You Tube video of Bachmann titled "We Now Have A Total Gangster Government" has 1,295,498 views and 1,660 ratings.
I expect Bachmann will continue to say the bizarre stuff those people want to hear.
My problem with that is it is starting to feel like I'm repeating the same post over and over and it takes up too much of my time... So, this will be my last post on Dump Bachmann. It's been great working with the other DB contributors and reading the comments of our loyal readers and I'm sure the blog will continue to be the go-to-blog for info on Bachmann... stay tuned.
