Well, I have to say that the republicans made the biggest news today in my opinion. And both of the statements that caught my ear were made on Meet the Press by John Boehner and Michelle Bachman. Boehner said - "And we all know, when it comes to legislating, there are two things that people should never watch, sausage being made and laws being made."
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Oh really, Mr. Boehner? We should never see laws being made? That sounds completely totalitarian and dictatorial. I thought that a democracy meant that not only did people see laws being made but they participated. Apparently you share that view. Of course, David Gregory just let that one pass - typical of the mainstream pundits.

And then, in the face of continued questions about the accuracy of statements that she makes, Michelle Bachman, in response to Ron Paul's statement on one of the network comedy talk shows that Bachman "hates Muslims," raved that Iran has "stated unequivocally once they gain a nuclear weapon, they will use that weapon to wipe Israel off of the map and they will use it against the United States. As recently as August and September of this year, the president of Iran again declared that sentiment. the Iranian president had said that Iran wanted the nuclear bomb and when they got it was going to use it on Israel and the U.S." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45687042/ns/meet_the_press-transcripts/

Oh really, Ms. Bachman? And on what date did he make that statement? My recollection is that Iran repeatedly denies that they are even trying to obtain a nuclear weapon, let alone that they are going to use it. This is the kind of hyperbole that has gotten Bachman in trouble and insures that she will not be president.