Are Cruz and Paul watching this?

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Comes to show that crazy only carries you so far. Sarah, Jim, Alan and now Michele....

The rise and fall (for now) of Michele Bachmann

In August 2011, as the 2012 presidential election was just heating up, Rep. Michele Bachman, R-Minn., was having a moment. She had defeated her fellow Republican presidential hopefuls in the Ames, Iowa, straw poll, and with the help of her unpredictable but passionate tea party compatriots, Bachmann appeared to be building up a groundswell of conservative support.

Appearing on Fox News after the straw poll results were announced on August 13, Bachmann said she was "stunned and humbled and thankful and grateful" at her victory, and she expressed her excitement about having "just crossed a very important hurdle."

"Now, it's on to all 50 states!" she said.

Five months later, after finishing last in the Iowa Republican caucuses, Bachmann dropped out of the presidential race. In November 2012, she narrowly won re-election to her House seat in Minnesota's 6th district. And on Tuesday night, the four-term congresswoman announced via YouTube that she would not be seeking re-election.

Bachmann said her decision "was not in any way influenced by" concerns about her re-election prospects, nor by the "recent inquiries into the activities of my former presidential campaign or my former presidential staff."

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Bachmann is no stranger to controversy: She is infamous for her tendency to make outrageous and/or factually incorrect statements, as well as for her generally unapologetic attitude about having done so. Throughout her career, she has suggested the media should investigate members of Congress to find out if they hold "anti-American" views; she's suggested that the HPV vaccine causes mental retardation; she's argued that Obamacare would "literally kill" people and joked that a slew of recent natural disasters were a message from God to tell government to rein in spending.

Bachmann has also made news for her counterfactual accounts of American history, like her claim that the American Revolution began in New Hampshire, and that John Quincy Adams was a Founding Father who had also worked "tirelessly" to abolish slavery. She also suggested at her presidential campaign kickoff that John Wayne was born in Waterloo, Iowa; in fact it was the serial killer John Wayne Gacy who was born there.

During her presidential bid, it was not immediately clear what impact, if any, her controversial rhetoric and sometimes unusual political views would have on her future in Congress. But even with plenty of money in the bank - according to FEC filings, Bachmann had more than $1.8 million cash on hand as of April 15 - the next 17 months would likely have been an uphill battle.

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Good.

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coming soon, to talk radio.....

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CounterFactual?

Cool - a new industry this season, writing counterfacts.

Yay !