This development was a long-time coming and is really quite a breakthrough. Minnesota's media have completely dropped the ball on Rep. Michele Bachmann (R). She's gotten a free pass to spew her conspiracy theories, to push any right wing lie and to fear-monger without the censure of public humiliation by our state's media.

There are three reasons why Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) got elected and has been reelected twice. First, she's in a conservative district. Second, Patti Wetterling and Elwyn Tinklenberg didn't run very good campaigns against her. Third, the media.

Aside from redistricting (or losing a seat), there's not much we can do about problem number one. Tarryl Clark is addressing number two by running an excellent campaign.

Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) has taken a first step in addressing problem number three. They've got a little thing they call PoliGraph at which they analyze politicians and candidates statements. They finally analyzed something Bachmann said ...