Sam Brownback

Across the country, Republican politicians glommed onto yesterday’s Tax Day Tea Party movement — much to the consternation of grassroots organizers. But in Minnesota, only one elected official put her name on the events: Rep. Michele Bachmann.

The Values Voter Debate Monday night was bypassed by the four leading Republican contenders for president.  But the other seven who showed were staunch in their opposition to Planned Parenthood and abortion and strongly in favor of abstinence-based education.

“I want to be the president to appoint the justice that is the final vote we need [...]