Boehner and Cantor ‘wary of the possible damage inflicted on the party’s reputation’ by Bachmann.

[babylonsister]

She's all yours!


http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/17/boehner-cantor-bach... /

Boehner and Cantor ‘wary of the possible damage inflicted on the party’s reputation’ by Bachmann.


Over the course of the past year, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has encouraged conservatives to “slit” their “wrists” to oppose health care reform, called AmeriCorps a “re-education camp” and called for McCarthy-like investigations into whether members of Congress are pro-America or anti-America. Politico reports that House Republican leaders are worried that Bachmann’s overboard rhetoric could hurt the reputation of their entire caucus:

Long before the tea parties or Wilson’s outburst, Boehner and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) had struggled to moderate the rhetorical excesses of House conservatives hammering away on Obama’s birth certificate, decrying the creation of “death panels” and ferreting out signs of creeping socialism.

Sources say they have been especially wary of the possible damage inflicted on the party’s reputation by bomb-throwing Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who last fall called for an investigation into whether members of Congress are “pro-America or anti-America.”

Bachmann has previously said that she’s been “labeled a kook” throughout her entire political career. Apparently, House Republicans are concerned that she’ll make that label stick to them as well.

[myrna minx]

1. I seriously don't think she'll win back her seat in 2010.

She's such an embarrassment to my wonderful state.

[tosh]

2. myrna minx, are there many who feel that way?

Does it feel as though that is the widespread sentiment?

[myrna minx]

4. I don't live in her district - but El Tinklenberg would have won her seat -

he had the endorsement of the Independence Party too - but at the last minute a fellow jumped onto the ballot as the Independence party candidate carrying just enough vote to carry Bachmann to a narrow victory. She narrowly won a second term. While her district leans conservative, they're good, decent people - they're not like her.

[tosh]

24. What a relief that is to hear. Thanks.

[cherish44]

3. I seriously can't stand that woman

Who is running against her for that seat next year and where can I donate to him/her?

[Juche]

5. This bothers them?

She is mild compared to some of the dysfunction in the GOP.

[tridim]

6. Force her out and make her the Republican nominee in 2012

Sounds like a fabulous plan!

Have another drink and a 3 hour tanning session Boner, you're going to need it.

[Sebastian Doyle]

7. Well, I guess I can't blame them for that, but

....aren't they also worried about the possible damage inflicted on the party’s reputation by Boner and Cantor??

Boner paints himself orange and bursts into tears on the House floor. Cantor plays around on Twitter during a Presidential address to a joint session. They really should be embarrassed of their whole fucking party.

Hell, I'll openly admit I'm embarrassed that Max Bluecross and K*nt Co-op call themselves "Democrats".

[peace frog]

8. "Batshit" Bachmann has nothing on

"Tears Of A KKKlown" Boehner and "No We Can't" Cantor. They're worried she will make them look bad? Dream on, dumbfucks.

[AlinPA]

9. I think she fits in perfectly with the GOP. When Rep Foxx (R-NC) and

Bachmann talk, republicans cheer them. I can't see Boehner and Cantor worrying about Bachmann any more than they worry about Palin, Limbaugh, Beck, Savage, Coulter, Hannity, Malkin and those fundamentalist "Christian" preachers. The base loves it.

[tosh]

25. Bachmann & Foxx...

what a combo.

[jeff30997]

10. K&R

[LeftinOH]

11. You're just re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, fellas.. but go right ahead -n/t

[unblock]

12. how does a batshit crazy right-winger damage the reputation of a batshit crazy right-wing party?

and did they ever worry about people like limbaugh, beck or coulter damaging the reputation of their party?

[Dappleganger]

13. She's your crazy aunt...

and the genes are in your blood, repukes.

[Demoiselle]

14. And Joe Wilson makes them look good? Cheesh.

[WeDidIt]

15. The GOP OWNS Bachmann, Schmidt, Wilson, and Taitz

Teh Republican Party is now more batshit insane than the Federalist Party was in 1814.

[Cha]

16. The republicon party answers to rash limpbaugh

and they're concerned about bachman? Seriously? So many people vying to take the job of mayor of the Village Idiots away from orly taitz.

I'd say bachmann is the republicon's party "karma is a bitch". Have they gotten permission from the limp one to worry about the insane one from Minneasota?

[Jennicut]

17. Is there any Rethug left that is not embarrassing?

[sinkingfeeling]

18. They need to worry about a couple of dozen more, like Palin, Schmidit, 'Joe' Wilson, etc.

[Lucy Goosey]

19. Whatever.

This is what the Republican party gets for courting the right-wing christofascist nutjob demographic.

(I happen to kind of love the crazy bitch for her entertainment value.)

[Arugula Latte]

20. What the...? These lunatics are embarrassed by another lunatic?

[11 Bravo]

21. A "kook"? Gallagher is a kook. Carrot Top is a kook. Michelle Bachmann is a batshit crazy ...

certified fucking lunatic who should be locked in a rubber room, fed only soft foods, and allowed no utensil other than a spork.

[bullwinkle428]

22. It's frigging hilarious that they're making her out to be the lone scapegoat

for their party's problems!!

[redqueen]

23. "possible" damage?

[applegrove]

26. I think that is what will happen. With the GOP abetting the black and white

world the wingnuts and freepers and birthers and religious nuts want, what else are people supposed to believe but that the crazy base of the gop, that 30%, have control over the party. Democrats will win elections from here on in. There is no way that centrists are going to vote for nutjobs and liars and crazies like Sarah Palin but the base will insist on people like that being candidates. The GOP just sits there and says nothing. Don't they have any policy?

[Odin2005]

27. HAHAHAHA!!!

They are YOURS you morons.

[Swamp Rat]

28. LOL!! They just made her 'anti-America' list.