Michele Bachmann Defends (Future Running Mate?) Sarah Palin from 'Vicious' Attacks

One News Now: Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota), a staunch supporter of Palin, says it is disappointing that McCain campaign insiders would be so "vicious" in their attacks against Palin -- not to mention so soon after the election. "I think that it says more about the people making the charges than it does about Sarah Palin," Bachmann comments. "She came out of Alaska to be the nominee. She was elevated quickly to that position [and] didn't have a lot of national notoriety prior to that time." What about how she handled the media? "I think most Americans agree that she performed very well in that situation, considering that the bulk of the media was out to get Republicans in a very mean-spirited way," says the Minnesota Republican. To hear Bachmann's "nails on a blackboard" voice defending Governor Palin, go to the article and click on the "Hear Report" button on the upper right corner of the page.