Putting the 'tea' in GOP?
By Dana Milbank
WashPost
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Rep. Michele Bachmann is the leader of the Tea Party -- literally.
Wednesday morning, with the blessing of House GOP leaders, the Minnesota Republican convened the inaugural meeting of her Tea Party Caucus, where two dozen GOP members of Congress sat down with a similar number of Tea Party activists behind closed doors in an Armed Services Committee room. Then it was Bachmann's job to lead the group across the street to the Capitol for an appearance before TV cameras.
"Okay, we can just go down the stairs," she called out. "You're doing great, everybody. Okay, guys, this way!" She accepted a tube of lipstick from a male aide and applied it as she strode through the hallways of the Rayburn Building. "The press has been following us," she explained.
She continued her march down the Rayburn driveway ("Sorry about this long trip; I know it's warm") and across Independence Avenue ("Okay, let's cross when we can!") and finally mustered them a few steps from the TV cameras. "Ready to roll?" she asked.
(More here.)
WashPost
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Rep. Michele Bachmann is the leader of the Tea Party -- literally.
Wednesday morning, with the blessing of House GOP leaders, the Minnesota Republican convened the inaugural meeting of her Tea Party Caucus, where two dozen GOP members of Congress sat down with a similar number of Tea Party activists behind closed doors in an Armed Services Committee room. Then it was Bachmann's job to lead the group across the street to the Capitol for an appearance before TV cameras.
"Okay, we can just go down the stairs," she called out. "You're doing great, everybody. Okay, guys, this way!" She accepted a tube of lipstick from a male aide and applied it as she strode through the hallways of the Rayburn Building. "The press has been following us," she explained.
She continued her march down the Rayburn driveway ("Sorry about this long trip; I know it's warm") and across Independence Avenue ("Okay, let's cross when we can!") and finally mustered them a few steps from the TV cameras. "Ready to roll?" she asked.
(More here.)
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