BachmannWith the press, constituents and bloggers eager to question Rep. Michele Bachmann on myriad controversial statements in recent days, her “cap-and-trade” forums on Thursday left many disappointed.

“[A]nyone thinking she’d engage in some give and take with her constituents had to come away disappointed,” wrote the Pioneer Press’ Dennis Lien. “Other than her opening remarks, Bachmann said nothing and answered no questions.”

“Before the session began, a Bachmann spokeswoman said the congresswoman would not be available for questions following the forum, but that any could be directed to her office on Friday,” he said. “Calls to different office numbers Friday morning noted the office would be closed until Monday.”

The St. Cloud Times noted a similar lack of interaction. “Bachmann took no questions from the audience Thursday and left the room without addressing requests to substantiate her claim,” wrote Larry Schumacher.

The Star Tribune also wrote on the forum but failed to note Bachmann’s lack of interaction, and they also had no quotes from Bachmann at her own forum. They did note she didn’t bring much original material. “Bachmann spoke for less than 10 minutes, during which she largely read her op-ed piece that appeared in Wednesday’s Star Tribune in which she criticized the cap-and-trade plan going before Congress as an ‘energy tax.’”