Inside Bachmann's Mind

I don't plan to spend to much time wondering the drafty, empty corridors of Michele Bachmann's mind. Life's too short. But the Washington Monthly flagged this excerpt from Bachmann's interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos. It's revealing:

Bachmann: Well if you look at one of our Founding Fathers, John Quincy Adams, that's absolutely true. He was a very young boy when he was with his father serving essentially as his father's secretary. He tirelessly worked throughout his life to make sure that we did in fact one day eradicate slavery.

Stephanopoulos: He wasn't one of the Founding Fathers - he was a president, he was a Secretary of State, he was a member of Congress, you're right he did work to end slavery decades later. But so you are standing by this comment that the Founding Fathers worked tirelessly to end slavery?

Bachmann: Well, John Quincy Adams most certainly was a part of the Revolutionary War era. He was a young boy but he was actively involved.

This should tell you all you need to know about the quality of the congresswoman's mind. By the way, John Quincy Adams was a 9-year-old schoolboy when the Founders signed the Declaration of Independence.