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To: puborectalis who wrote (827663)	1/5/2015 10:25:30 AM
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twitter Michele Bachmann Gets Last Laugh At Her Critics By Drew Zahn, WND When Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., was running for president in 2012, Time magazine came out with particularly snarky criticism of one of her campaign promises. On Aug. 18, 2011, in an article titled “Why Michele Bachmann’s $2-a-Gallon Gas Promise Is a Fantasy,” Time senior writer and energy expert Bryan Walsh mocked the congresswoman for pledging, “Under President Bachmann, you will see gasoline come down below $2 a gallon again. That will happen.” “On Wednesday Michele Bachmann said something that’s just very, very wrong,” Walsh quipped. “Which isn’t unusual in and of itself but is something that needs to be debunked.” $2 gas, anyone? pic.twitter.com/JM2ibeP4mE — Michele Bachmann (@MicheleBachmann) January 2, 2015

To: puborectalis who wrote (827663)	1/5/2015 11:56:00 AM
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It is possible to write opeds without being great. It is possible for truly great men to write opeds. That really isn't the metric or any metric at all. The question is how influential is he. And the answer is "very". It is true that Chauncey probably ignores Krauthammer, just as he does pretty much everyone from whom he could learn, most presidents over the last 40 years have paid attention to what he had to say. Krauthammer is easily the most brilliant news commentator in the country today. There is really not anyone who comes close -- people like Krugman and Brooks aren't even in the same tier as Krauthammer. And even George Will, who is in the same class, doesn't have Krauthammer's ability. If any writer on politics can achieve greatness, Krauthammer has done so.