A religious freedom advocate told U.S. News he is considering suing Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) over allegedly slanderous comments she made in a fundraising pitch. “We are caucusing with our legal counsel to consider the most expeditious course of action we can take in a federal court to…
Congressman Believes Muslim Brotherhood is in White House
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Michele Bachmann to Dems: ‘Thou protestest too much’ on Head Start budget cuts
Re. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) took to the House floor today in support of the legislation to eliminate furloughs of air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration — which has led to flight delays — that were imposed as part of a long-ago deal with the White House to…
Former aide: Bachmann approved illegal payments
Rep. Michele Bachmann approved improper payments to the Iowa state senator who chaired her presidential campaign in the state, her former chief of staff says in a affidavit submitted today. But Bachmann didn’t realize the payments to state Sen. Kent Sorenson were barred by Iowa Senate ethic rules, the former aide, Andy Parrish said, because Sorenson had mislead them.“Congresswoman Bachmann knew of and approved this arrangement,” Parrish said in his affidavit. “She, like the rest of us, understood from Senator Sorenson that it did not run afoul of any Iowa Senate ethics rules. We relied on his representations in this regard.”Ironically, when Sorenson switched his allegiance to Rep. Ron Paul, Bachmann accused Paul of improperly paying the senator. As it turns out, Paul did not pay him, but Bachmann did. Sorenson has strongly denied any wrong doing, as has Bachmann, through her lawyer.Bachmann has faced mounting ethics issues in the past week, though none appear fatal at the moment.Continue Reading… … Read More
Bachmann’s ex-chief of staff breaks silence in ethics probe
Rep. Michele Bachmann’s former chief of staff will tell an Iowa Senate ethics panel that the congresswoman made improper payments to the state chairman of her presidential campaign, the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s Kevin Diaz reports just one day after fresh ethics challenges stemming from her book tour surfaced. Bachmann’s former top aide, GOP operative Andy Parrish, has maintained silence in the ongoing ethics issues relating to his former boss — until now. “The time has come to confirm that ‘Witness A’ is Andy Parrish, and he’ll be providing an affidavit with supporting material that completely supports the representations previously made by Peter Waldron,” his lawyer said.Salon was the first to interview Waldron, another former top aide of Bachmann’s in Iowa, after he went public with accusations that Bachmann failed to pay her campaign staffers, among other charges. Parrish is expected to speak about Waldron’s claim that Bachmann’s campaign paid Iowa state Sen. Kent Sorenson, the campaign’s Iowa chairman, in violation of the state Senate’s ethics laws.Continue Reading… … Read More
Sunday show roundup: Marco Rubio goes “full Ginsburg,” talks tough on immigration
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) joined the ranks of famous artist George W. Bush, marathon sprinter Michelle Bachmann and others by going “full Ginsburg” to promote the Gang of Eight immigration reform proposal. (“Full Ginsburg” is a reference to Monica Lewinsky lawyer William Ginsburg, who was the first to appear on all five of the major network shows on the same day.)But Rubio did Ginsburg one better during his immigration reform-themed media blitz. Two better, actually.In addition to appearances on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” CBS’ “Face the Nation,” ABC’s “This Week,” CNN’s “State of the Union” and “Fox News Sunday,” Rubio stopped by Univision and Telemundo to promote a bipartisan package and swear up and down that he was really, really not offering amnesty to more than 11 million undocumented immigrants.A roundup of Rubio’s tough talk on immigration.Rubio boasts to “This Week” that his reform package still makes it pretty hard to be an undocumented immigrant in America Continue Reading… … Read More
Rematch for Bachmann
Jim Graves, the Democratic hotel magnate who fought Rep. Michele Bachmann to within 4,500 votes last year, announced today that he’s gearing up to challenge the firebrand conservative again in 2014. “These days Congress is all about and scoring political points rather than actually solving problems and Minnesota’s 6th District — my home — is losing out because of that more than anywhere. I’m not interested in celebrity, only in solutions,” Graves said in a press release. “As a businessman who has balanced budgets and created jobs, I’m running to work with both sides to find ways to balance the budget, keep our promises to seniors, create jobs and strengthen the middle class.”Continue Reading… … Read More
