She decided that Bachmann's inaccurate historical statements were irresponsible, since they reflected badly on women everywhere, and particularly on Myers herself. (We at The Lookout would like to point out that politicians of both genders frequently say stupid things; you can consult our sister blog The Ticket for proof.) The forceful letter Myers ended up writing to Bachmann, challenging her to a showdown over the Constitution and civics generally, quickly went viral on political blogs. Many Yahoo! commenters suggested that all politicians be forced to take the challenge before being allowed to take office.
I seriously doubt that Bachmann will accept the challenge to the debate. It would be interesting to watch a US Representative debate a High School student.
They say Barack is a constitutional scholar but they won't even release what classes he took so it could have been basket weaving for all we know, or he could have had a 2.6 GPA.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.