Verbatim Blogger Formerly Known as Hindrocket

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is one of Minnesota’s most effective spokesmen for conservatism, so our local media have collaborated with Democrats in trying to defeat her.

—John Hinderaker

hindrocket.jpgIt is tempting to lampoon The Blogger Formerly Known as Hindrocket here, to suggest that this ranks with his fellating of George W. Bush for sheer insanity.

But I think that’s wrong. Because truthfully, Michele Bachmann is about as effective a conservative voice as exists in Minnesota today. This is why DFLers have a veto-proof majority in the State Senate, are four votes shy of said majority in the State House, why the Dems control 100% of our U.S. Senators and over half our U.S. Reps, as well as three of the five state constitutional offices. Indeed, if I did not believe that Michele Bachmann’s continued presence in the House of Representatives was an affront to not just my country, but to the time-honored tradition of Minnesota Republicanism as practised by decent Minnesotans like Al Quie, Arne Carlson, Joanell Dyrstad, Jim Ramstad, and Harold Stassen, I would be happy for her to stay in elective office forever, reminding Minnesotans on a semi-monthly basis that the modern Republican Party is bereft of ideas, barren of ideological heft, and so incoherent as to be incomprehensible.

Unfortunately, I love my country more than the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and the continued presence of Bachmann in the House of Representatives is preventing a saner, smarter, better conservative from taking office. If I were a Republican, I’d be embarassed about that. But John Hinderaker gave up his capacity for embarassment somewhere around 2003. As for me, let me encourage Republicans to make Rep. Bachmann — their most effective spokesperson — the face of their party. Let her speak regularly. Maybe hold one of those town hall meetings she refuses to hold. Put her on the air weekly. Have her give the next Republican Response to President Obama. Have her run for Governor in 2010.

By all means, keep promoting Michele Bachmann. Seriously. We want you to.

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2 Responses to Verbatim Blogger Formerly Known as Hindrocket

  1. Hershele Ostropoler says:
    March 29, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    It is tempting to lampoon The Blogger Formerly Known as Hindrocket here, to suggest that this ranks with his fellating of George W. Bush for sheer insanity.

    I hate to derail the discussion that should be here, but that’s a hell of an analogy. Perhaps “rimming W?”

    Now then, I do like the agent provocateur idea: a plant so undercover she doesn’t even know she’s a plant, it’s brilliant.

  2. PG says:
    March 29, 2009 at 8:23 pm

    I assumed “fellating” was a metaphor meant to go with the image selected for this post.

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