Geopolitics

I never believed that Michele Bachmann had a realistic chance of emerging as the Republican party presidential nominee. Notwithstanding her penchant for making shit up, she never struck as being nothing more than a religious zealot with an uncertain grip on reality. During last night's debate in Las Vegas featuring the Minnesota congresswoman and the six dwarfs, Bachmann proved that in addition to her other deficiencies, she is breathtakingly ignorant about basic geography, complaining that Obama got us into Libya and now he's getting us into Africa (the country of Libya being located on the continent of Africa).

Bachmann and Elvis

Rep. Michele Bachmann opened her South Carolina campaign for the Republican presidential nomination by asking the crowd to join with her in wishing Elvis Presley happy birthday. The only problem is that August 16th is the date Presley died. The congresswoman has a rather curious habit of making up shit.

Queen Bachmann

Newsweek magazine has caught a lot of heat for presenting Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann in a negative light. Those on the right of the political spectrum reflexively call it yet another example of liberal bias in the mainstream media. And even some women's groups have gotten into the act calling this photo "sexist." I don't understand all the fuss. The picture, in my opinion, captures the essence of Rep. Bachmann: a crazed, right wing nut with no discernible qualifications for being president.