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Post by slappy on May 29, 2013 3:09:18 GMT -5
Michele Bachmann has announced she is not running for another Congressional term.
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Post by Hulkamaniac on May 29, 2013 6:51:49 GMT -5
Meh. She'll run for some other office most likely.
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Post by Manning Of Steel on May 29, 2013 7:00:28 GMT -5
Good. Now get the other 200+ corrupt congressional leaders to not run again and the nightmare will truly be over.
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Post by Hulkamaniac on May 29, 2013 10:01:06 GMT -5
Good. Now get the other 200+ corrupt congressional leaders to not run again and the nightmare will truly be over. You think there's only 200? My aren't you optimistic.
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Post by /X Metal Sorenges x "Mac Oh J~ on May 29, 2013 10:55:47 GMT -5
Good. Now get the other 200+ corrupt congressional leaders to not run again and the nightmare will truly be over. You think there's only 200? My aren't you optimistic. I don't know why but this made me laugh to no end. Lmao! XD
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Post by J12 on May 29, 2013 11:07:10 GMT -5
Good. Now get the other 200+ corrupt congressional leaders to not run again and the nightmare will truly be over. You think there's only 200? My aren't you optimistic. That was more or less my first thought, honestly.
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Post by Mofoin' Mizfit on May 29, 2013 11:23:19 GMT -5
You think there's only 200? My aren't you optimistic. I don't know why but this made me laugh to no end. Lmao! XD Same here! Reminded me of one of those Condescending Wonka memes:
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Post by Adam on May 29, 2013 17:16:41 GMT -5
Guess she knew my birthday was coming.
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Post by Kliquid on May 29, 2013 18:06:40 GMT -5
I had breakfast with Bachmann at the RNC last year (she sat directly next to me at the table). I have to admit, she was a very, very nice lady in-person. She knew she was going into hostile territory (the entire table was voting for Ron Paul the next day) and she still was very pleasant. I do believe that this is the right choice for her. She was running in a district that she didn't actually live in anymore (Minnesota redistricting put her outside the district) and things got very tough for her in this last re-election. Although she won, more scandal came this year when it was revealed that she had broken some Campaign Finance laws to help a Senator in Iowa. As bat-crap crazy as Bachmann is on foreign policy, I do have to say that, in terms of conservative economic policy, she was actually probably in the top-10 percent. That's not really a compliment to her, though -- more of an indictment of how ing pathetic the rest of Congress is.
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Post by Nivro™ on May 29, 2013 18:16:34 GMT -5
I was really confused by the thread title...I was pretty sure it wasnt an election year and I know its not November.
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Post by Adam on May 29, 2013 19:22:18 GMT -5
I had breakfast with Bachmann at the RNC last year (she sat directly next to me at the table). I have to admit, she was a very, very nice lady in-person. She knew she was going into hostile territory (the entire table was voting for Ron Paul the next day) and she still was very pleasant. I do believe that this is the right choice for her. She was running in a district that she didn't actually live in anymore (Minnesota redistricting put her outside the district) and things got very tough for her in this last re-election. Although she won, more scandal came this year when it was revealed that she had broken some Campaign Finance laws to help a Senator in Iowa. As bat-crap crazy as Bachmann is on foreign policy, I do have to say that, in terms of conservative economic policy, she was actually probably in the top-10 percent. That's not really a compliment to her, though -- more of an indictment of how ing pathetic the rest of Congress is. I don't doubt for a second that someone like Michelle Bachmann is an incredibly sweet person. But foreign policy wasn't the only area where she was bordering on crazy. Is there any right wing conspiracy that she didn't welcome with open arms?
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Post by Kliquid on May 30, 2013 0:14:56 GMT -5
I'm not saying that she was a great Congresswoman, but in terms of economic votes, she was a lot better than most of Congress.
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Post by King Silva on May 30, 2013 1:21:37 GMT -5
LOL at your title Slappy. I agree that this is good news.
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