Bachmann for the Win.

Michele Bachmann cleverely comes out of the gate quickly and beats Palin/Perry et al to the punch with this inevitable gem:

"I don't know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We've had an earthquake; we've had a hurricane. He said, 'Are you going to start listening to me here?' Listen to the American people because the American people are roaring right now. They know government is on a morbid obesity diet and we've got to rein in the spending."

Neverminding the fact that a natural disaster such as a hurricane actually prompts MORE government spending, I wonder why she thinks this would be a warning about spending and not, you know, global warming, ie something that actually affects weather. If God wanted to fuck with government spending, wouldn't he be less obtuse, such as burning any federal checkbook to ashes or whatever?  Is this a case of Bachmann accusing God of being stupid and incompetent?  Interestingly brave stance on her part!