Bachmann does it again

I should just accept the fact that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is both silly and dangerous (if people really took her seriously) -- and let it go.

But something about her crazy, logic-free rants and her self-centered cluelessness sets off my counter-rant buttons. This time, however, I believe she told the truth -- and it is pretty ugly.

Her latest objection to health care reform? If you offer health insurance to more people, it will make her have to wait longer when she needs to take her children to the doctor, and it will generally increase the "hassal factor" for her.

That's what she said at a press conference. I'm speechless.

Probably a whole lot of Republicans in Congress feel the same way. Another Congresswoman at the same press conference likened it to going to a fast food restaurant with your kids and finding 50 people buying food for their soccer teams in line ahead of you.

What better proof do we need of the priorities of the Republicans? It's all about protecting their privileges and their profits.

Ralph