Were the Bachmanns Really That Altruistic Taking in Foster Kids?

There are 2,060,000 results for a Google search with keywords "bachmann 23 foster". And it's no wonder since Bachmann's constant mantra is " 5 biological kids and 23 foster kids" whenever she's being interviewed. But, as Bachmann takes wing toward the highest public office in the land, will these 23 seemingly selfless acts of altruism stand up to media scrutiny? Or will her resume, like the wax wings of Icarus melt under the glare? DB reader Betty comments: She took money from the state and her school district to home school her kids. The biggest scam justified as an exercise of our "freedoms". Parents receive a generous refund from their school district. They can spend that money on anything they want. These home schooled kids are some of the most socially challenged people later in life. The whole thing stinks. If someone wants to skip the public or private school scene, do it on your own dime, with no help from the state. She took money from the state to feed and house her 23 babysitters. (And didn't pay these teenagers for babysitting her 5 biological children). Marcus' family continues to take farm subsidies from the federal government. Their Christian counseling company doesn't provide health care to it's employees, but Marcus can get whatever foot surgery he wants because his wife can access a group insurance plan from the insurance exchange for federal employees. Our tax dollars subsidize that. So, you're welcome Michele. Because of government your in- laws didn't move in with you. Your kids stayed home from school every day. You had free babysitting service. And your husband will always have that lovely swish, courtesy of foot surgeries. ...and... If you ask people in Stillwater what they know about these foster children of the Bachmanns, they will say it's common knowledge that these kids were used to babysit her young children while she spent time at the capital in St. Paul. This was before she even won the seat or was "begged" to run for a MN Senate office. When she says that she was called by God or prayed and fasted for a sign from God as to whether she should take the political path, don't believe it. She specifically prepared herself and sought out groups to surround her, sought endorsements, cozied up to local party officials and built the power she needed to run. This takes a lot of time. A lot of time away from home, your job in and outside the home. These foster children were nothing more than a resume item and free labor. And my dear Canadian friend, there is a nasty little secret in the heartland that you may not be aware of. It was typical a few decades ago for farmers to "take in" orphaned children or children under the protection of the state, during planting time and/or harvest, and then return them to the state, claiming some kind of charge that the child or children were disobidient or tried to run away. The farmers basically make things up. Sometimes the state authorities went along with the arrangement. This doesn't happen today, but because the identiies of these children are protected by state and county authorities, we will never know the full story.