Traditional conservative friends of mine now rarely refer to Republicans without using the preceding descriptor "batshit ignorant." They are onto something. Former representative Michelle Bachmann, who was quite recently a viable GOP candidate for President of the United States, appeared on radio last week to discuss President Barack Obama's policies. She said that his nuclear deal with Iran and his "declaring war" on Israel would bring about Armageddon and the so-called "End Time." Bachmann, who claims to be something of an Islamic scholar, observed that the "Koran and Hadith…the works of Islamic jurisprudence, they say one complete consistent truth and that's that they want to have a nuclear weapon."

Bachmann's discovery that Iran's nuclear weapons program actually began in the seventh century will surprise many but it is reassuring to also learn from her that "The world is embracing degeneracy [and]…we have very little time…left before the second return of Christ. That's good news!"

Fortunately for Bachmann someone is actually doing something about it. Daniel Larison makes a compelling case that Republicans in Congress and possibly also in control of the White House after 2016 will actually do what they are threatening to do, which is reject any agreement made by the Obama White House so they can increase pressure on Iran.