Michelle Bachmann lies about family tree

Ed Brayton has all the details. Here's a summary:
1. She's not a seventh-generation Iowan;
2. Here ancestors didn't "persevere" through 1860s weather problems;
3. Her Norwegian ancestors, while fairly early to Wisconsin (not Iowa) weren't in the earliest vanguard.

This is important not just because it shines light on her character but because tea partiers have pledged to not do politics as usual.