An American Lion

Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann (R-MN)

All this Reagan Republican can say is, is “wow:”

Q: You’ve been described as Democrats’ Public Enemy No. 1. How do you feel about being a target?

A: In being forceful and fighting for the positions that I’m standing for, I obviously must pose a threat for liberals advancing their agenda. I say that because I grew up a Democrat in a Democrat family. My husband and I both worked on Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign. The first time I ever came to Washington was to dance at Walter Mondale’s inaugural ball. It was a thrill for my husband and me, and we were both happy to work on behalf of Walter Mondale and Jimmy Carter. We really believed in them when we were in college. So in some ways I don’t understand why the Democratic Party would be opposed to me, because I stand for the same values that my parents stood for when we were Democrats.

You have to question the judgement of an adult who admits that they were once “Jimmy Carter” presidential campaign volunteers and who once worked on behalf of Walter Mondale. Who publicly admits that anymore? Granted, a lot of crazy kids join cults, communes, and college reading groups, but the Democrat Party? In the early 1980s?