As if we needed further proof that Bachmann's seriously unhinged.

I grope Merkel, Bachmann gropes me.

In case you missed it last night, Michele Bachman put on quite a show of pawing President Bush after he finished the State of the Union address. KSTP got it on tape. (Click play on the tv-shaped window on the right to view the video.)

According to a former Congressional staffer I know, Bachmann would have had to have arrived about 12 hours early in the House chamber to get the seat on the aisle that gave her the opportunity to grope W for the cameras.

As much as I dislike the guy, he is the President of the United States, and he doesn’t look any more presidential by having this idiot-school-girl-who-is-pretending-to-be-a-member-of-Congress fawning on him.

Is she really that lame? Don’t forget she’s the same one who hid behind the bushes or in the bathroom when confronted by opponents. So, I’d have to say, yes she is.

I was just reminded of another possible explanation, though. Perhaps Bachmann was channeling German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was groped by Bush last year.