Bachmann visits Mexico, Colombia

[Judi Lynn]

Bachmann visits Mexico, Colombia

By KENDRA MARR | 2/25/11 5:07 PM EST Updated: 2/25/11 11:36 PM EST

Michele Bachmann this week added foreign policy experience to her resume, filling a critical gap in the Minnesota congresswoman's background as she mulls a 2012 presidential bid.

On Friday afternoon, Bachmann, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, returned from a congressional delegation trip (or in military jargon, a "CODEL") to Colombia and Mexico.


Bachmann and four other lawmakers were updated on drug cartels and the security situation in the countries, according to the committee’s communications director Susan Phalen.

The group also met with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and discussed the Colombia Free Trade Agreement. It was the House Intelligence Committee’s first CODEL of the new congressional session.

The Minnesota congresswoman was out of Washington all week on the previously undisclosed trip. Aides were unable to tell reporters the countries – or even the region of the world – that Bachmann would be visiting.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/50229.html

[joshcryer]

1. Man I'd love to have the wikileaks cables over that one.

:puke:

[Peace Patriot]

2. Laundering cocaine cartel campaign donations?

Just a guess.

[Judi Lynn]

3. Tea Party Favorite Michele Bachmann Visits Mexico & Colombia, Was it Wow or More DUH?

Tea Party Favorite Michele Bachmann Visits Mexico & Colombia, Was it Wow or More DUH?
Published at 1:51 pm, February 26, 2011

Minnesota Republican U.S. Rep. and Tea Party leader, Michele Bachmann appears to be trying to enhance her “I want to be a President” resume by executing a foreign policy trip to Mexico and Colombia.

Bachmann, who is rumored to be considering a run for President in 2012, is a member of the House Intelligence Committee. She is often criticized for her lack of knowledge on foreign affairs, well actually she is criticized for her lack of knowledge on many things.

Bachman has been bashed for calling the Obamas “anti-American” to stating that “not all cultures are equal” and for playing lose and fast with facts. What did she actually learn about Mexico and Colombia is unknown or whether she will retain any of it.

We hope she didn’t offer these Latin American allies lessons on our Constitution like she does to house members since she doesn’t know when slavery ended.

More:
http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/notitas-de-noticias/details/tea-party-favorite-michele-bachmann-visits-mexico-colombia-was-it-wow-/5620/