Not to be outdone by any Rabbi, Republican presidential candidate and Christian Right (aka tea party) darling Michelle Bachmann, told Floridans Sunday that hurricane Irene and the earthquake felt along much of the East Coast last week were messages from god to warn politicians to start heeding divine guidance, which she suggested is being channeled through small government conservatives. 

Bachmann told a crowd in Sarasota that the St. Petersburg Times estimated contained around 1,000 people, "I don't  know how much god has to do to get the attention of the politicians.  We've had an earthquake, we've had a hurricane.  He said, 'Are you going to start listening to me here?'"  You can read the entire article here.  http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/hundreds-turn-out-for-bachmann-rally-in-sarasota-but-some-prefer-perry/1188559

I think Michelle Bachmann is in deep trouble now that Rick Perry has entered the race.  Religious folks aren't ready for a woman, who are seen as second class citizens or even property in the bible, as president.  Rick Perry is out to prove that he is more godly than the rest of the pool of Republican candidates and is every bit as crazy, if not more so, that Bachmann.