I can’t wait for the “Nailin’ Palin” sequels: “Poppin’ Bachman” and “Backdoor Bachman”.

Michelle Bachmann and Norm Coleman are an embarrassment to our entire state. It’s a mystery to me how a state that can produce Paul Wellstone and Walter Mondale can ever vote people like that into office.

Bachmann does come from a small, conservative pocket of the state, but how anyone voted for Norm Coleman is beyond me. On behalf of every sane person in Minnesota, I’m sorry you have to listen to these idiots. They are not a representative sample. Most of us did not vote for them, and are properly embarrassed that they are associated with us.

I am more interested in the PAC money.
On February 26, a Financial Services Industry Lunch was held at The Capitol Hill Club with Bachmann as the beneficiary. The suggest Co-host amount was $2,000 per PAC or $1,000 per Individual while regular attendees had a suggested donation of $1,000 per PAC or $500 per Individual. Is there anyway to know how much she gained from that event ?

Looking at the FEC filing, I did not see any contributions for that date. And in looking at the contributions after that date, there were 21 PACs that made contributions and could be interested in her assignment on the Financial Services Committee:
ACA International PAC ($5000 3/9), AFLAC Inc. PAC ($1000 3/7), Allstate PAC ($1000 3/30), American Bankers Association PAC ($1000 3/30), Citigroup PAC ($1000 3/31), Council of Insurance Agents PAC ($1000 3/31), Deloitte & Touche PAC ($2000 3/30), Hartford Advocates Fund ($1000 3/30), Indep. Insurance Agents PAC ($1000 3/30), Mortgage Bankers Association PAC ($1000 3/30), Natl Assn of Ins & Fin Advisors ($1000 3/31), NYSE Group, Inc PAC ($1000 3/30), Pricewaterhouse Coopers PAC ($2000 3/30), and Travelers Companies Inc. PAC (TPAC) ($2000 3/30).

Some of these may have been normal contributions outside the Lunch, but it makes me wonder if these 2/26 dollars were not reported.

Any thoughts ?

And if anyone is concerned that Bachmann is not trying to get every dollar possible (and express her worldviews), she has scheduled :
Happy Hour tomorrow (suggested donation $1,000 PAC;$500 Individual)
A dinner on April 30 (suggested donation $1,000 PAC;$500 Individual)
A dinner on May 6 (suggested donation $2000)
A lunch on May 14 (suggested donation $1,000 PAC;$500 Individual)
Happy Hour on May 19 (suggested donation $1,000 PAC;$500 Individual)
A lunch on May 21 (suggested donation $1,000 PAC;$500 Individual)
A reception on June 3rd (suggested donation $1,000 PAC;$500 Individual)

That is one busy Congresswoman !

Scherber told me they kept records of when they returned Michele Bachmann’s check – and told me the same thing he told you – that the check was returned a few weeks after it was received – after the Board decided to return the check.