Bye-Bye Bachmann! But Hopefully Not Farewell

Sad news from Minnesota this morning. In a video posted on her Web site, Michele Bachmann, the pint-size heroine of the Tea Party and former candidate for the Presidency of the United States, announced that she won’t be seeking reëlection to the House of Representatives next year.

When I say the news is sad, I mean it’s sad for me. You may well be dancing around the room, or hootin’ and hollerin’ in the street. But for bloggers, editorial cartoonists, late-night comedians, and anybody else who has made a living out of poking fun at the crazy right wing of the Republican Party, this is a sad day. Just think: no more Bachmann to kick around.

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