Fresh on the heels of the revelation from soon-to-be-ex-congresswoman Michele Bachmann that she would like to spank President Obama and take his “magic wand” away from him, we learn that a conservative religious group mailed her a gift that they thought she could use: a vibrator.

According to BuzzFeed, Rex Elsass, CEO of the conservative Christian political consulting firm Strategy Group For Media, “accidentally” sent Bachmann “female pleasure machines.” BuzzFeed reports that Elsass had intended to send Bachmann a head massager to help with her migraines, but the employee who was tasked to purchase the massager bought something that was described as more closely resembling a sex toy.

Rick Tyler, president of Strategy Group, said that the object in question was purchased at Brookstone and was not a sex toy. However, Brookstone began selling what they call “pleasure objects” in 2011, so just saying that the massager was purchased at Brookstone doesn’t automatically mean that it wouldn’t be something that Bachmann could use on the “naughty bits.”

The story continues that the offending instrument was “intercepted” by the Christian group before Bachmann received it. This suggests that federal law may have been broken and there should be calls for a Watergate-style investigation by congress to get to the bottom of this. There are many things we don’t know about this affair, among them

Was the object sent via the USPS? If so, how did agents of Strategy Group “intercept” it? According to federal law it is a crime to take mail before it has been delivered to the person to whom it is directed . The penalty is a $2000 fine and up to five years in prison.

Was the object purchased by a minor? Could this be considered contributing to the delinquency of a minor?

Was the “massager” (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) a battery powered model, or did it plug in? What sorts of attachments were included?

Was it a “two pronged” model? Some two pronged models have been banned in the U.S. due to a trade dispute. Could the purchase of said massager be a violation of trade law?

Did Bachmann’s husband Marcus have any knowledge of any of this? Could the gift have come at his suggestion?

What exactly is the relationship between Elsass and Bachmann? Was the gift part of any kind of quid pro quo?

Given that the IRS “scandal” has pretty much completely blown up in Darrell Issa’s face, perhaps this would be a good way for his Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to spend the rest of the summer. From the evidence currently available it sounds like a deep probe of the circumstances surrounding this event is warranted. Issa and Republicans should plunge into the available information in order to bring the affair to a swift climax. The thrust of the committee’s investigation should consist of two prongs: 1) Did Bachmann request the instrument, then change her mind? and 2) How can you confuse a “head massager” for a “stress relief” massager?

This must be looked into with a hard and deep investigation. The investigators owe it to the public to roll up their sleeves and not stop until they are sweaty, breathless, and limp with exhaustion. The American people expect nothing less!

You can contact Darrell Issa to call for an investigation of this matter through the contact form on his website.