Bachmann Misses Her Own (tea) Party (inspired Constitution reading.)

[Clio the Leo]

Seriously.

Did anyone else notice that GOP Reps. Michele Bachmann and Steve King -- both Tea Party chieftains who routinely wrap themselves and their policy preferences in the Constitution -- were conspicuously absent from today's reading? My understanding is that the arrangement was first-come-first-serve, so all you had to do to read is show up early.

Maybe they had good reasons for missing the reading. But given that Bachmann and King never miss a chance to bask in the Constitution's reflected glory, you'd think they would have done all they could to ensure that they participated in such a momentous ritualistic honoring of our founding document. After all, many of those Constitution-despising Democrats were able to find the time to show up.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2011/01/happy_hour_roundup_160.html

[opihimoimoi]

1. Bachmann is a Peterette...inept but in power position....many of the GOPers are the same...

[pschoeb]

2. I'm pretty sure neither can read, which is a good reason, isn't it?

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