Michele Bachmann Not Willing To Commit To John Boehner For Speaker

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) recently appeared to express some trepidation about supporting her colleague, John Boehner (R-Ohio), for Speaker of the House should the GOP take back majority control of Congress on Tuesday.

"Right now, we don't know exactly who the candidates will be. It may be John Boehner," Bachmann said during a debate between the candidates of Minnesota's 6th Congressional District last week. "If John Boehner's the only candidate running, I'll be voting for John Boehner."

Bachmann said she'd want to wait and see who else might be running.

"I will look at all the candidates and weigh it accordingly," she said. She also said that she thinks lawmakers need to attend Constitution school.

Rep. Bachmann, mother of the House Tea Party caucus, is the latest in a list of conservative legislators and political hopefuls who have displayed reluctance in promising outright support for Boehner's hope of attaining the top position in the House.

Kristi Noem, a GOP candidate for Congress in South Dakota, gave a very similar response about voting for Boehner should she get elected and the Republicans retake control of the House, saying she'd be willing consider other candidates.

Scott Rigell, a Republican House candidate in Virginia, also appeared cold on Boehner, saying that while the minority leader would be a "good" candidate, Minority Whip Eric Cantor, also from Virginia, would a be an "outstanding" one.

In Texas, Bill Flores, who is vying for a Texas Congressional seat, simply wouldn't answer the question, refusing to say whether he'd support Boehner, or anyone else for that matter.

While some seemed surprised that such a high-profile elected representative who is likely to win reelection wouldn't back Boehner, Bachmann's spokesman, Sergio Gor, said last week that the response was a much ado about nothing.

"Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has been clear in her support for John Boehner," Gor said. "The Congresswoman stated earlier today that as far as she knows John Boehner is the only one running for Speaker, and won't speculate on other candidates."

Comments

[CoopDscoop]

12:25 AM on 11/25/2010

“I've rarely expressed an opinion about Representative...
‘Michel-Lah- fraggah- Listik-X-P- ala-doe-shis’ Bachmann, or as she’s known amongst her adoring peers as…‘Michele-from-Another Planet! …
I don’t discuss her at all. Not, in public, or…
in mixed company,
or, in the shower,
or, car,
or... you know what I mean...
My time is too valuable…UNTIL now...
Look out! …. I’m going ROUGE!! …
The NEW leader of the House …[who are you kiddin’… John is not the new…
‘Weeper-Of-The-House’… She is! …]
Now...we would not expect for her to check if the story was legit, or factual...
She "read"... it was negative... it was Obama-negative... and at was enough for her! ...

(LOL) Next, you'll be hearing her being interviewed and say,

"...I believe that there should be a Congressional investigation to find out if President Barack Hussein OBAMA does have an extra head growning out of his shoulder...

"...How can we know for sure?! We've never seen him with his shirt off!" ...

Q: "Where did you get this information, Ms Bachmann?"

"I read it in the National Enquirer, and the main stream media reported it on Glen Beck's Show!"
__________________

Well... I read that YOU, MS. Bachmann, used your unconstitutional government funded health care... And, got a CAT Scan! ...

And, the test came back negative...

for NO brain activity!" :>) Coop”

[Bergen2]

02:11 PM on 11/03/2010

Maybe Bachmann will start her own, Constitution According to Bachmann School.

[Bergen2]

02:07 PM on 11/03/2010

Pelosi rocks. Will miss her.

[Kathy Wittig]

11:19 AM on 11/03/2010

Does it have to do with ALCOHOL?

[unwashedmasses]

09:44 PM on 11/02/2010

You gotta be careful who you hand the reins to, GOP.
They will come back to bite you in the rear.

[Doktorkev]

04:07 PM on 11/02/2010

I think the first order of business in the next house session should be for all House and Senate t-partiers to be officially recognized as such and let their voting records heretofore reflect said new party affiliation. Let's be clear about who these people are and what their political agenda is.

[whiskeytangofoxtrot451]

02:55 PM on 11/02/2010

Wow, the Pumpkin King hasn't even been crowned and already the winds of dethroning him are picking up.

[roninroshi]

10:16 PM on 11/02/2010

Outstanding comment! Fanned

[opprobrious]

02:41 PM on 11/02/2010

John Boehner being such a wild-eyed liberal and all.

[swat68]

01:54 PM on 11/02/2010

Seems the be the only reasonable thing that this woman has ever said.

[stonewiki]

10:36 AM on 11/02/2010

I have heard that there is a video tape showing right wing organization sending buses to Stupidtown, to bring in voters to Bachmann district to vote illegally for her.

[swat68]

01:55 PM on 11/02/2010

They can't vote for her if they are not listed on the voter registration logs for that particular district. It's just a waste of time and money for them.

[grf67]

05:34 AM on 11/02/2010

boehner will be replaced by the new bottom feeders brought into the party.

[rossitheaussi]

04:53 AM on 11/02/2010

Wouldn't it be classic if the voters of Minnesota's 6th Congressional District kicked her out on her ass, then she wouldn't have to express any trepidation about supporting her colleague, John Boehner (R-Ohio), for Speaker of the House should the GOP take back majority control of Congress on Tuesday

[nopretense]

01:41 AM on 11/02/2010

THAT, is f'ing hystarical. Wonder who would teach that class, Tom Tancredo maybe?

[Edward Standley]

08:56 AM on 11/02/2010

Was thinking the same thing. So many people feign scholorship when it comes to the Constitution, as if it were the rules of membership of some kids' treefort. Tens of thousands of Constitutional scholars and judges have spent tens of thousands of lifetimes interpreting that document and writing libraries full of books on the topic. Michelle Bachman blithely posits that..."a class"... is necessary. I guess.

[Strateshooter]

01:17 AM on 11/02/2010

She said what? "Some of these lawmakers need to go to Constitution school'? If that ain't the pot calling the kettle black then I don't know what is! This woman said "Minimum Wage is unconstitutional''. " The United States is a Christian nation"...."State power supercedes Federal power"....The 1964 Civil Rights Bill is illegal".

Michelle, we all know yer B@tsh!t Crazy, but c'mon!!!

[justmakingcomments]

02:23 AM on 11/02/2010

..We need someone who understands the Constitution...

She said..........understands.

I believe she's right. Those in charge should at least understand the constitution. It's clear they don't.

[Nick Wright]

02:35 AM on 11/02/2010

an understanding she clearly does not have herself.

[iMissMollyIvins]

01:15 AM on 11/02/2010

She's holding out for someone even WingNuttier than The Bronze B0ner: Steve King (Bats#itCrazy-Iowa), Pete Sessions (Republic of Texas), Joe "You Lie" Wilson (Strom ThurmmondLand), or maybe even Sarah Failin - never mind that The Queen of the Iquitarod isn't actually a member of the House of Representatives.

[GrooveGrl4]

01:28 AM on 11/02/2010

As a South Carolinian, I can't help but comment on your reference to my home state. Growing up, one of the things my dad always said (and that he was very proud of) was that he had voted against Strom Thurmond in every election he ran for from the time my dad was old enough to vote. With the new breed of SC politicians including Joe Wilson, Jim DeMint, and Nikki Haley, my dad is now longing for the days when Strom was in Congress. Things are getting even crazier out there than usual!

[iMissMollyIvins]

01:37 AM on 11/02/2010

Your dad sounds like my kinda people! Being a Hoosier, I have to tell people that I didn't ever vote for Dan Quayle and then I spell potato just to prove that I'm not ignorant enough to do so.