It has been a good year for anal statements and as we near the end of the year they seem to get more moronic.

I was wondering when she would pop off again, oh my bad…..Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota….

I was also wondering when someone would try and connect health reform to the Constitution….my wait is over…..

It is not within our power as members of Congress, it’s not within the enumerated powers of the Constitution, for us to design and create a national takeover of health care. Nor is it within our ability to be able to delegate that responsibility to the executive.

Ms. Bachmann made this statement on Hannity’s show on FOX News.

Thinkprogress.org points out her mistake:

Had Bachmann bothered to read Article I of the Constitution before going on Fox, she would have learned that Congress has the power to “lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises” and to “provide for….the general welfare of the United States.”  Rather than itemizing specific subject matters, such as health care, which Congress is allowed to spend money on, the framers chose instead to give Congress a broad mandate to spend money in ways that promote the “general welfare.

As usual conservatives will NOT let the facts or the truth get in the way of their opposition to this president.