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(14,971 posts) Wed May 29, 2013, 05:02 AM May 2013

Michele Bachmann to leave Congress, insisting departure has nothing to do with ongoing ethics invest [View all]

Early Wednesday morning, Team Bachmann announced via YouTube that Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) would not seek a fifth Congressional term

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/29/michele-bachmann-to-leave-congress-insisting-departure-has-nothing-to-do-with-ongoing-ethics-investigation/

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Michele Bachmann to leave Congress, insisting departure has nothing to do with ongoing ethics invest [View all] octoberlib May 2013 OP

Wonder if Rove and the other GOP Illuminati Strong-Armed Her? dballance May 2013 #1

Yep. GoCubsGo May 2013 #23

I strongly agree on this. lastlib May 2013 #52

WOO-HOO! pinboy3niner May 2013 #2

One less asshole in the House! Joe Bacon May 2013 #24

That's what I'm thinking.. like Really Big Time Cha May 2013 #56

! downbythelake May 2013 #3

Welcome to DU, downbythelake pinboy3niner May 2013 #4

Yep! RKP5637 May 2013 #35

Investighazi!!! Democracyinkind May 2013 #5

I would fire up a rousing refrain of... Hugin May 2013 #6

NYT: Bachmann Won�t Seek Re-election Next Year pampango May 2013 #7

OMG LostOne4Ever May 2013 #8

K&R! K&R! K&R! K&R! K&R! K&R! RKP5637 May 2013 #37

Eight minutes of "there's totally no ulterior motives for me to not seek re-election" Mrdie May 2013 #9

Wow, you got that far? RevStPatrick May 2013 #34

Hallelujah! BainsBane May 2013 #10

I hereby nominate Louie Gohmert for head of the Teabagger Caucus! Buns_of_Fire May 2013 #11

Sweet as!!! malaise May 2013 #12

"She's gone where the goblins go..." corkhead May 2013 #13

Yeah! There's a little more to this ... jerks like her just do not fade away. n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #38

Steve King, Louie Gohmert, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, the list goes on and on. Firebrand Gary May 2013 #14

But the batshit crazy will be down by one pinboy3niner May 2013 #15

Maybe now she'll be able to devote her entire time to helping others pray away indepat May 2013 #53

Maybe she'll start with her husband first SummerSnow May 2013 #54

LOOSER... MrMickeysMom May 2013 #16

I read that her district is being redrawn???? Lobo27 May 2013 #17

That smile...... Half-Century Man May 2013 #18

As my Grandma used to say,... MarianJack May 2013 #19

I don't think she is going willingly. GoCubsGo May 2013 #20

That's a shame. She was great for DNC fundraising. Recursion May 2013 #21

Dropping out of Congress won't save her beans, the feds have her cold. Major Hogwash May 2013 #22

bachman tardybar May 2013 #25

Why wait, Michele? Why not just resign now? AndyA May 2013 #26

As with most libdude May 2013 #27

I think the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) hue May 2013 #28

Looks like I picked the wrong day to stop doing handsprings JHB May 2013 #29

Thoroughly enjoying the rampant speculation about the reason behind this. AnnieK401 May 2013 #30

And now the piece of shit wil go on FAUX news as the newest hair-flipping Republibimbo DainBramaged May 2013 #31

oh.........my.......godness.....errr goodness!!!!!!!!! N/T Sheepshank May 2013 #55

This could be a turning point... liberal N proud May 2013 #32

Looks as if the Feds finally caught up with her. nt Javaman May 2013 #33

just like my visit to the ER has nothing to do with this ax in my skull. ChairmanAgnostic May 2013 #36

She probably got a job offer as a permanent on SNL! n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #39

Keep it short and sweet, Michelle. Can the stupid music, and quit rationalizing. Buzz Clik May 2013 #40

In other news, methane from cattle enclosures has nothing to do with livestock's digestive process JackN415 May 2013 #41

Good. The Onion can stay in business. HughBeaumont May 2013 #42

IT'S ABOUT FUCKING TIME spanone May 2013 #43

Gone from Congress but soon to be seen as a GOP spokesperson on cable news and Sunday talk shows. Ganja Ninja May 2013 #44

Bachmann's DUNCE! Err, I mean DONE! 11 Bravo May 2013 #45

Next, the big payoff from Fox News where she will be a quick failure Coyotl May 2013 #46

The spaceship is calling her home. Godspeed you wacky bastard NightWatcher May 2013 #47

I wonder what paranoid delusional they will find to replace her -nt- Takket May 2013 #48

Sanity threatens return to Minnesota's sixth district Blue Owl May 2013 #49

No rec, after 3 minutes I was done Progressive dog May 2013 #50

I almost made it to 3 minutes. dmr May 2013 #51