RANT: Political News

This was incredibly sad.  Before I left for work this morning I got to watch Michele Bachmann on the Today Show.  She was being interviewed by Matt Lauer and he asked her a simple question regarding Herman Cain sexual harassment allegations and she wouldn't answer the question.   The really sad thing was not her dodging the question because we all have seen politicians do this.  However there was no style or grace to Bachmann as she claimed no t to have any comment because she didn't have any inside information on the case.

?????  WTF!

I guess she didn't have video tape of the alleged incident.  In any case Lauer tried to get her to at least address the question to which Bachmann refused and went on her rant about taxes.

This isn't the first time I have seen this.  A few weeks ago in Washington DC I saw Bachmann on CNN one Sunday morning and the hot topic was Mitt Romney and his being a Mormon.  Bachmann was asked about her views and about the accusations of Romney not being a Christian. Bachmann might as well been asked about life on Mars.  She ducked and dodged the question and said that the voters were not interested in the religious aspect of this.  They were all asking her about taxes and Obama Care.

Now, on one hand I commend her for not getting into the mud slinging and gossip.  However, answer the damn question.  Had she simply said in the Cain situation that sexual harassment in general is bad but I don't have enough facts to make a good statement or that she would rather not comment until all the facts are out then I would respect her.  Instead Bachmann was on camera looking like a Barbi doll's deranged step mother and answering questions not asked of .  She basically babbled and made herself look like a nitwit.

Thankfully she only has 8% of the vote so far in Iowa.  Good chance she won't be my president this year.  Article below..

courtesy HuffingtonPost.com

Michele Bachmann On Herman Cain Sexual Harassment Allegations:
'I Don't Have Any Comment'

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) repeatedly dodged questions in a Friday interview on NBC's "Today Show" when asked about sexual harassment allegations surrounding fellow Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain.

"Well, I don't have any comment on this particular issue. I don't have any inside information," she said when asked about her perspective, especially as the only woman in the Republican primary. She repeated her comments alluding to the Cain story from earlier this week, saying there would not be "any surprises" with her. She repeated twice more that she had no comment on the issue when pressed by NBC's Matt Lauer.

Two women received financial payouts of $45,000 and $35,000, respectively, in the 1990s over allegations that Herman Cain sexually harassed them. A third woman told the Associate Press that Cain behaved inappropriately toward her and she considered filing a workplace complaint. Since the allegations broke on Sunday, Cain has shifted his story on what he knew about the payments. He has, however, maintained that he has never sexually harassed anyone.

While Bachmann declined to talk about the allegations, she did take a shot at Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan. "Taxes are extremely complicated. They can't be reduced just to a sound bite," she said. She added that she wanted all Americans to pay federal income tax, "even if it's only $10."

Bachmann rolled out her tax plan Thursday in Iowa. She declined to offer a flat tax