Bachmann Officially Announces, Telling Voter's She's a 'Bold Choice'

Bachmann Officially Announces, Telling Voter's She's a 'Bold Choice'

Michelle Bachmann officially announces candidacy for president



Today Republican Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) officially tosses her hat into the ring by announcing her plans to run for the Republican nomination for president in 2012.  She made the announcement in her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa, where she was born.  She says she's the "bold choice" for president in 2012.  "I often say everything I need to know I learned in Iowa," the 55-year old Congresswoman said during her announcement outside a historic mansion in Waterloo.  Bachmann stated she's waging the campaign "not for vanity."  Instead, voters "must make a bold choice if we are to secure the promise for the future." she declared.  According to a Des Moines Register poll, her numbers have been rising in the Republican primary recently.  The poll shows her neck-and-neck with Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney.  She's also doing well in the polls in Florida against Mitt Romney as well. 

Bachmann told the crowd of supporters, "We cannot continue to kick the can of our problems down the road, because they are problems of today and not tomorrow...We can't afford four more years of Barack Obama."  I'll add to that we also can't afford four more years of a George W. Bush, which was President Obama's predecessor.  Bachmann rose to prominence with the rise of the Tea Party, which is a movement she hides behind.  She also heads the House Tea Party Caucus.  She's running in a field of Republican candidates which include Ron Paul, Gary Johnson, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, Tim Pawlenty, Jon Huntsman, and Rick Santorum.  There's speculation that Texas Governor Rick Perry may join the race as well. 

Michelle Bachmann makes the claim that she's a bold choice as a candidate for voters in 2012.  She claims to be a fiscal and social conservative and states it's her goal to repeal Obamacare, which is a nickname for the Affordable Health Care Act passed in March 2010.  I do agree with her voting record.  She says many things that I agree with.  It's not what she says that disturbs me but it's her actions that trouble me.  She hasn't done anything of any substance to put a stop to Obama's socialist agenda, given the fact that the Republicans are in charge of the House and have the power to defund President Obama's socialist agenda.  One of the things that disturbs me about her is she has the power to use her resources in the House to assemble a group of Republicans together to defund Obamacare.  If she's serious about repealing Obamacare, she needs to devote her resources to defunding Obamacare since the Republicans hold the majority in the House.  THERE WILL BE NO REPEAL OF OBAMACARE WHILE BARACK OBAMA IS PRESIDENT AND THE SENATE IS CONTROLLED BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY!  Why she isn't devoting her resources to defunding Obamacare is puzzling.  If she won't use whatever means are at her disposal to defund Obamacare, I wonder how serious she will be about repealing Obamacare if she becomes president.  Obamacare needs to be defunded immediately.  The Republicans love to use the issue of "repealing Obamacare" as a campaign theme.  How serious are they about following through on their campaign pledges?  The Republicans need to utilize their power to stop ridiculous spending in their tracks and they are refusing to do so.  The temporary budget agreement passed by the Republicans a few months ago was bogus.  The cuts amounted to $352 million dollars, if that much.  That's no excuse for this present Republican leadership given the fact they are in control of allocating funds for spending. 

Two other things that disturb me about Michelle Obama is her silence about these senseless wars taking place in the Middle East as well as the need to build a border fence between the United States and Mexico.  Why isn't Bachmann challenging the Defense Department and President Obama about the continuation of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq?  Why isn't she speaking out against adding wars in Libya and Yemen, which we can't afford.  She claims to be a fiscal hawk.  These wars our soldiers are fighting in the Middle East are costly.  What is the purpose of U.S. troops staying in the Middle East?  If there's no agenda to win the wars, then our troops need to leave the Middle East.  That's what she should be saying and isn't doing so.  She isn't showing leadership in areas that are critical for our country.  Also, she hasn't made any serious proposals for the building of a border fence between the U.S. and Mexico.  There was a border fence built between San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico in the 90's that was very successful.  We could replicate the same kind of border fence across the states of Texas, Arizona and California.  The only areas that wouldn't have a fence around it are the checkpoint areas where people could cross the border.  Those areas would be for border agents to patrol.  Bachmann needs to be discussing these issues and hasn't.  Some says that Bachmann is the best we have in Congress.  I don't deny she's one of the best Congressional members that we presently have sitting in Congress.  Consequently her leadership is lacking in certain areas.  We need someone running that will boldly challenge President Obama's agenda and will do whatever's necessary to place the United States back on a course of following the U.S. Constitution.  That's what we need.  We need a candidate that will challenge the status quo in Washington and isn't worried about currying favor with certain political groups.  It's about God, country, and the Constitution.  That's what we need in a Republican candidate challenging President Obama.