Watching her step

As she settles into her new life in a Congress led by Democrats,
Michele Bachmann is learning hard lessons about politics in the glare
of YouTube -- and shifting to a more guarded style.

By Kim Ode, Star Tribune

Last update: July 23, 2007 – 5:55 PM

http://www.startribune.com/587/story/1315670.html

Michele Bachmann strides along the Capitol Mall, lit by the morning
sun shimmering off the marble of this impossibly gleaming city. In
sneakers and a trim jogging suit, her hair clipped back, she's more a
fresh-faced speed walker than the chic congresswoman from Minnesota
who vowed to "hit the ground running, even in high heels."
Bachmann loves to walk. Working up a sweat helps her cope with her
bustling new life in Congress, where she's relegated to a minority
role she hadn't bargained for, and where the studied protocol can test
a pencil-tapper and hair-twirler such as herself.