The really fun thing I learned from Minnesota Rep. Michelle Bachmann's
appearance on "Hardball" wasn't her endorsement of neo-McCarthyist show trials--that's boilerplate winger rhetoric by now--but that her opponent in the upcoming congressional election is named
Elwyn Tinklenberg. I had no idea Elves were eligible for public office. I'm not sure if we ought to support this or not. Given the rate of re-electing incumbents, he could be in Washington for a looooong time.