Just when it appeared her presidential aspirations were heading into the historical dust bin – turns out they were; Republican Tea Party (GOTP) presidential contender Michele “Krazy” Bachmann has lost her campaign chief, along with his close deputy, in a campaign shake-up according to the Associated Press (AP) that Krazy’s aides are trying to downplay.
Where have we seen this scenario before? Oh yeah, when the Newt’s staff abandoned ship; clearly Krazy’s staff has finally figured it all out – she doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in south Texas of ever being nominated, much less of actually becoming the president.
Citing “health reasons”, veteran GOTP strategist Ed Rollins stepped down as Krazy’s campaign manager.
“In less than 50 days and with fewer resources than other campaigns, Ed was the architect that led our campaign to a historic victory in Iowa,” Bachmann said in a statement released late Monday, pointing to her win in the Ames Straw Poll last month. “I am grateful for his guidance and leadership, and fortunate to retain his valuable advice even though his health no longer permits him to oversee the day-to-day operations of the campaign.”
Speaking to CNN, Rollins said the front-runners were now Mittens and Reverend Ricky. He said Ricky’s late entry into the race slowed Bachmann’s buzz and fundraising; which was his cue to make a hasty exit to the role of “advisor”, meaning his finger prints won’t be on the campaign’s body when it’s thrown into the ditch in the next few months.
“I think legitimately it’s a Romney-Perry race,” he said. “I think she’s the third candidate at this point in time – which is way different and better than we’d thought when we started this thing – and she’s very much in this thing.”
Rollins continued, “I have great affection for her. I’ll do everything I can to help her. It’s still very much the team I put in place. I just don’t have the endurance to go 12-, 14-hour days seven days a week anymore.”
No doubt wanting to add he couldn’t take the non-stop gaffs and back peddling every time Krazy opened her mouth.
According to the AP, “Bachmann, who won election to Congress in 2006 and was a leader of tea partyers on Capitol Hill, had been making great strides in her presidential bid. Her strong showing in debates and forums lent her credibility, and her win in the key early test vote in Ames, Iowa, showed she was serious about building a campaign organization.”
First, the Iowa straw poll doesn’t mean jack; Ron Paul won it the previous times and he was never a serious contender for the candidacy; and second, Iowans obviously have a fetish for crack-pot conservatives and Krazy is the latest fad.
Krazy is of course no stranger to turnover. Her congressional staff has been a non-stop revolving door with no less than six chiefs of staff in four years, five press secretaries, five legislative directors and three communications directors.
It’s a dizzying thing and leads one to ask, “What’s the matter with Michele”? Well, besides the fact she’s insane?
Reportedly some former staffers have complained about Krazy’s style; saying if you question her decisions it draws immediate suspicions of disloyalty and that she insists on being involved in even the smallest details.
Krazy says her never ending staff changes are nothing more than “growing pains” in an office that “moves at a fast rate of speed.”
That or some people just don’t function well as an extra in a Marx Brothers’ movie – no insult to the Marx Brothers intended – and they couldn’t function in her Capitol Hill version of Romper Room.
Krazy has never been a serious contender, and she never will be; flashes of lucid moments in the midst of an otherwise lake covered in the white caps of madness does not a good ruler make – just look at King George III. Hence, it won’t be long before we bid adieu to Krazy, and she is sent packing back to her shabby little Congressional office making occasional appearances on whatever cable news channel (FOX) is looking for some lunatic to spice up its content.
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