I never understood why she was in Congress anyway. A rock placed in her seat would have been more productive for the American people.
Then again, a rock placed in any Congressional Republican’s seat would produce more than the sorry group occupying those seats today.
Michele Bachmann, the firebrand conservative 2012 presidential contender, announced Wednesday she will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Bachmann, a Minnesota Republican, did not rule out another run for the Republican presidential nomination.
She said in a video posted on her campaign website that four two-year terms was enough time for anyone to serve in the House. She gave no other specific reason for not running for a fifth term.
Bachmann faced a House challenge from Democrat Jim Graves who came within one percent of beating her in 2012. But fear of a difficult race in 2014 was not her reason for leaving the House, she said in the video.
Bachmann’s campaign for the 2012 nomination, which centered around charges that President Barack Obama was putting the U.S. “on the road to socialism,” brought her wide attention. But much of it was negative thanks to regular misstatements of fact.
