It’s a good sign when you scare the European establishment.

I’ve been mocked and derided for writing about the emerging force of women on the right. Well, the Guardian has a story today on Rep. Michele Bachmann. Hmm…maybe I’m not so far off. The Guardian includes the typical drivel about conservatives (nutjobs, far right extremists, possibly dangerous, angry, blah, blah, blah), but the article has some interesting points.

“Politics on the right used to be a parlour game played by old, white men,” said Bowler. Palin changed that and Bachmann has followed. They have replaced the dulcet tones of grey-haired Washington senators with Midwestern vowels and Alaskan twangs. They have risen swiftly through careers forged a long way from Washington, wearing their outsider label as a badge of pride. They have given conservatism the look of a middle-American suburban soccer mom with first-hand experience of raising a family in tough times.

I would argue that Bachmann was first (elected in 2006), but Palin was thrust into the spectacle of American media  and became a well-known figure far faster than Bachmann. However, I agree with the sentiment in the quote. Bachmann and Palin fairly represent the women engaged in Tea Parties. These aren’t your rich, affluent Federation of Republican Women types but grassroots activists.

As the article notes, there are comparisons between them. I’ve met both, and they’re both very nice, genuine women. I think they have differing roles and would agree that Bachmann’s political career probably has a longer lifespan. That’s not to say that Palin doesn’t have a bright future, but I hope she stays more movement focused.

I can only echo Michelle Malkin’s sentiments:

Yes, we’re “extreme.”

No apologies here for being extremely outraged at Washington’s ongoing generational theft, extremely mortified at our imperiled national security, extremely aggravated at the globe-trotting groveler-in-chief, and extremely disgusted with business-as-usual cronyism, pay-for-play thuggery in the Obama White House.

This is no time for mealy-mouthed moderation.

The only thing kowtowing will get you is rug burn.

Other women that should scare the Guardian are Virginia Foxx, Jean Schmidt and Tennessee’s own Marsha Blackburn.