Petition drive starts for Bachmann to run for Speaker

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Forget House Republican Conference chair. One enthusiastic supporter of Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann has launched an online petition urging her to run for Speaker of the House instead.

A grassroots petition drive, parked at LetHerSpeak.com, is underway to encourage Bachmann, a Republican who earlier this summer formed the Tea Party Caucus, to challenge Ohio Rep. John Boehner for Speaker.

“We were thrilled that Nancy Pelosi was fired for not listening to the American people, but now we need real change,” said Tim Pierce, an organizer of the effort, who responded to e-mail inquiries from The Daily Caller. “John Boehner is another member of the Washington establishment that cares more about his corporate backers than the American people. The Tea Party must be given a voice and the founder of the Tea Party Caucus, Michele Bachmann, is that voice.”

“We were all upset that John Boehner was being anointed the Speaker of the House without any consideration of Ms. Bachmann,” he explained. “It was thanks to her stellar fundraising, and the support she gained from the Tea Party, that the Republicans had such huge wins earlier this month.”

The plan for the online petition, he said, is to deliver the signatures to each member of the Republican transition team.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/11/09/petition-drive-starts-for-bachmann-to-run-for-speaker/#ixzz14taAlhJC

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Oh god....... that's the last thing the GOP needs...

Replace nutjob Pelosi with nutbar Backmann...