Bachmann Fails At Economics Again

Michelle Bachmann continues to be one of the most amazingly uninformed, ignorant, and embarrassing members of Congress on either side of the aisle.

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is continuing to denounce what she says is a pattern of government takeovers of the economy -- going so far as to say that the economy used to be totally private.

"And what we saw this Tuesday, once the president signed the health care bill at the 11th hour in the morning on Tuesday, that effected 51% government takeover of the private economy," Bachmann said on Wednesday, during an interview with North Dakota talk radio host Scott Hennen. "It is really quite sobering what has happened. From 100% of our economy was private prior to September of 2008, but as of Tuesday, the federal government has now taken ownership or control of 51% of the private economy."

What's sobering is how this woman got elected to office to represent hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans and continues to remain there while having no clue about how basic economics work.  One hundred percent of our economy was private prior to September of 2008?  51 percent of it is government controlled now?  That's either proof positive that she's blindingly ignorant, or that she thinks everyone is stupid enough to believe her just because she said it.  It's a complete fabrication.  Yet she's treated as a serious lawmaker.

Either way, Minnesota needs to elect someone else from that district come November.