To say the majority of Minnesotans hate Bachmann is missing one key thing, facts. Show us the poll that says is hated.

That would be like stating that the majority of Minnesotans hate Obama, which is not true either. Minnesotans don't agree with Obama's job performance or policies, but they certainly don't hate him.

One key fact you forget is Bachmann thumped Clark the last time around, so I seriously doubt the Democrats can defeat her even with a change in district boundaries.

I looked. There doesn't seem to anything of any consequence she missed.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes.xpd?year=2011&person=412216

According to your link, Markus, Bachmann's on the record as "not voting" in nearly 74% of votes since she declared her candidacy last June. She gets paid $174,000 a year to represent her constituents, which means being present and voting -- yes or no -- whether you think it's "consequential" or not. How long would most people last in a job if they chose to do just 26% of the work?

Bob K.,
Frankly I don't care if she missed a vote to grant a medal to some marines or designate some obscure airfield a national memorial. From what I can see, her missed votes would have been largely symbolic or inconsequential since they passed or failed by large majorities. Her responsibility is to ensure legislation will be enacted, rejected or repealed as necessary. Frankly, I don't care if she (or Obama for that matter when he was running for prez) is in the building as long as she is acting in what she believes is our best interest. I think for the most part she has.

Personally I'd like to see a moratorium on any legislation for two years unless it's to repeal legislation until we realize the implications of the current mess passed by the Democrat controlled congress during Obama's first two years.

Running for president is a monumental task requiring huge amounts of time and energy. That's politics. It's done by both sides. Get used to it.

Markus, I think Bachmann has clearly demonstrated that she has always acted in what she believes is her best interest. She couldn't care less about her constituents and she couldn't be more disinterested in being a representative, which, last time I checked, is the purpose and title of her job.

She has never had a bill or resolution she’s sponsored signed into law. She has never chaired a committee, either at the full or subcommittee level. Her amendments and bills have rarely been considered by any committee, even with the House under GOP control.

Maybe that's great news for you, but most of the rest of us would like the person representing us to actually be paying attention more than 26% of the time.

Bob K.

Just to make sure you're consistent in your criticisms, Barack Obama missed 24% of the votes in during his time in the Senate, Bachmann missed just 12% of the votes during her tenure or half of Obama percentagewise.

I'm assuming you would apply the same criticism to Obama.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400629&tab=votes

Noble Markus, I come here to bury Bachmann, not to praise Obama. Bachmann is my (non) representative. Obama did not represent me in the Senate nor, as chief executive, does he represent me in the White House. A critique of Bachmann does not equate to praise for Obama.

You and DK seem to long for a world where everything and everyone is black and white. If you don't like Bachmann, you must love Obama. If you're for clean air and water, you must be against the Stillwater "megabridge." If you're pro-life, you must be anti-death penalty and anti-war.

Real people and real life are more complicated than left and right.

Bob K.

Nice try at avoiding the question. Would you apply the same standard to Obama or anyone else in a similar position? I didn't ask you if you liked him.

"A critique of Bachmann does not equate to praise for Obama." You would be in the minority among the Bachmann bashers here.

Gray is such a dull color.

Markus, since I'm not defending Obama, the question is irrelevant to the issue at hand, which is: Should Michele Bachmann be re-elected when she missed 334 of 453 votes while she conducted her inept, uncoordinated, incompetent, embarrassing run for president?

Not only did she show more passion for being an Iowan than she has ever shown for being a Minnesotan, she had nearly as many people quit her campaign as the number of pairs of doggie sunglasses Marcus bought in West Des Moines.

That's for the voters to decide. Most likely she will be re-elected, much to your dismay I'm sure.

"doggie sunglasses Marcus bought" Now that's just downright mean. Haha

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/04/7-pictures-of-bachmanns-and-dogs-with-sunglasses_n_1184544.html

Most people that complain about Bachmann not being there to vote would be complaining how she voted if she was there, everybody knows that. We understand you guys didn't vote for her so your comments are somewhat of a red herring..... Just sayin.....

@Bob, I said "somewhat" and right away you run with it assuming she's not doing her job. Like all politicians she has a staff that does a lot of the leg work under her direction. Many politicians are not there everyday to vote.
I bet you're okay with Obama adding $4 million in annual salary costs, compared to past administrations, to his White House staff so he has more time to campaign and play golf everyday. He hasn't done anything for at least the past year so we should be getting some of his $400,000 annual salary back too if we follow your logic.