Michele Bachmann does not believe Congress should get involved with the Sandusky affair.
Minnesota Representative and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann addressed questions regarding the sexual abuse scandal at Penn State during Sunday’s Meet the Press with David Gregory. Bachman had two interesting comments regarding the fallout at Penn State.
First, Bachmann said if this horrific incident happened to one of her children, she would want to find Jerry Sandusky and “beat him to a pulp.” Second, Bachmann was adamant that this investigation should remain at the state level and Congress should not get involved because, “Congress has a lot of other things to pay attention to.”
The first comment is understandable and would be an automatic reaction for any mother especially one with five biological and 23 foster children. The second comment is a little more startling considering her absentee rate at work is deplorable. Since entering the presidential race, Bachmann has missed nearly 40 percent of the House votes. So clearly she does not have the time or is unwilling to draft legislation to oversee the very incident that shook Penn State.
There is no dispute that Sandusky’s allegations are the most heinous of crimes, it is just hard to believe that a U.S. Representative does not want to do anything about it when Congress can easily get involved and as a congresswoman she has the power to make an impact. If Congress has the time to muddle with antitrust concerns surrounding the BCS and investigating drug use in sports, there surely is time to get involved with the scandal unraveling in State College, Pennsylvania.
