From the St. Cloud Times:
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann wrote a letter last year recommending a federal pardon for a major campaign contributor who was once convicted of felony money laundering, firearm and drug charges on the basis he had reformed.
This month, she withdrew that recommendation on behalf of Frank E. Vennes Jr., eight days after the FBI searched his Shorewood home and office and confiscated documents, money, art, coins and jewels that agents think may be related to a $3 billion investment fraud scheme in which Minnesota business mogul Tom Petters has been charged.
And please, don’t stop talking, Michele:
In the last week, Bachmann also has said numerous times that relationships and advisers of candidates for public office such as Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama are “fair game” for public scrutiny, as they may affect the candidates’ views and beliefs.
“The media needs to do their job in vetting,” she said following a St. Cloud Rotary Club luncheon last week. “Those associations are certainly fair game and something the media brings up.”
Is Elwyn Tinklenberg the luckiest Democratic candidate of the year?
(Hat-tip: His Joshness)
Trying to recommend a federal pardon for a major campaign contributor, thus interfering in the judicial process? Doesn’t seem very AMERICAN, Michele.
The election of Bachmann in this district was one of the disappointments that slightly tarnished the generally great results of the 2006 cycle. I feared she would keep the seat for many years, and certainly hope we can tip it this time thanks to unusual circumstances.
St. Cloud Times: check!
Tomorrow (aka tonight at midnight) the Star Tribune will be out with their endorsement.
I’m not sure what the St. Paul Pioneer Press’s schedule is.
He’s also gotten the endorsement of the owners of over a dozen small papers in the area. I grew up in the area and I recognize most of the paper’s names. However, these tend to be the free/cheap newspapers. If you think newspaper endorsements in general aren’t worth much, these are worth even less. But I’ll take what I can get.
and he very well might. her unapology really sucked. It is great that we had a qualified candidate whose views matched the district pretty well in place and ready to reap the benefits when she exploded.
her mouth and the crap that comes from it was contagious to the other republicans! lol
Does anybody have a link to the apology ad? I tried the news sites that had it over the weekend and they all say it is no longer available.