Craziest Republican of the Day: Michele Bachmann

By Michael J.W. Stickings

Just in case you weren't quite certain, let me assure you that Rep. Michele Bachmann, the Minnesota Republican who is refusing to fill out the Census form (and breaking the law), lest ACORN get hold of her personal info and destroy her political career, is insane, not least in a deeply paranoid sort of way. It's not just her opposition to the Census, although she should probably obey the law, it's that she actually seems to believe her own fearmongering propaganda. (ACORN is not a threat to freedom and democracy, the ongoing right-wing smear campaign aside, and the Census is not a reflection of encroaching state control.)