Lame-duck U.S. Rep. Michelle Bachmann chose a fascinating venue to lobby the president of the United States to take military action against Iran.
She was attending a Christmas party.
Yes, the TEA party favorite was celebrating Christmas with the president and his family when she broached the subject of Iran.
The Hill newspaper reports that Obama gave her a condescending look and then laughed, according to Bachmann.
Imagine that.
I am trying to imagine a less appropriate occasion to bring something like this up to the commander in chief. A state funeral comes to mind.
A Christmas party — at the White House — ranks right up there in the ranks of inappropriate times and places to talk about bombing a stated enemy of the United States with the man who’d order such a mission.
A part of me rather wishes Rep. Bachmann was staying on for the 114th Congress. She’s so darn entertaining.
A bigger part of me, however, is glad she’s leaving. I’m glad for the people of her congressional district, who in my view will benefit much more when they’re no longer represented by this clown.