The problem with Bachmann

Opinion Journal:

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... her attempt to position herself at all times as the anti-establishment outsider has made her seem on occasion less principled than opportunistic. She quickly distanced herself from Paul Ryan's Medicare reform when it came under liberal fire, even as she purports to be the scourge of uncontrolled spending. Her recent opposition to the debt-ceiling deal on grounds that GOP leaders should have insisted on first passing a balanced budget amendment, while holding only the House, was a political fantasy.

Americans are already living with the consequences of electing a President who sounded good but had achieved little as a legislator and had no executive experience. Mrs. Bachmann will have to persuade voters she isn't the conservative version of Mr. Obama.

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The piece has some kind words for Gov. Perry, some of which you have seen in this blog before. Bachmann will be challenged on her logical inconsistencies. She will also continue to be challenged on her lack of executive experience. I suspect she may have just achieved her high water mark, but she has run a pretty effective campaign in the early months and may stick around awhile.