Tea Party 2010: Revolution Brewing? Or Is That Some Weak Tea?
“But what her followers don’t know is that Rep. Bachmann is also a queen of another kind—a welfare queen. That’s right, the anti-government insurrectionist has taken more than a quarter-million dollars in government handouts thanks to corrupt farming subsidies she has been collecting for at least a decade.”
Michelle Bachmann has vigorously fought against these farm subsidies. She is similar to the athlete advocating for a certain rule change—but her suggestion is rejected. Bachmann is therefore compelled to play by the already established rules. Another example would be somebody long hostile to social security now in their late 60s. They may have wished for other options during their earlier years, but are stuck with the deal forced on them.
