For Discussion: 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., and candidate for the 2012 Republican Party nomination for president. Reuters

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., has been on the campaign trail for a while now, a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party nomination for U.S. president.

Therefore, without further delay, here are The Top 10 Reasons to Vote for Michele Bachmann for President -- announced in Late Show with David Letterman-esque fashion, from No. 10 to No. 1:

10. Unlike Sarah Palin, Bachmann knows that Africa is a continent.


9. I don't care that Bachmann didn't know that Lexington and Concord are in Massachusetts; I thought they were in Rhode Island.


8. I voted for George Wallace in 1968. Bachmann's an improvement.


7. I've read a lot about the gas lantern age in the United States, and I think we should return to living like that.


6. I like the way Bachmann welcomes all sections of society and walks of life; she reminds me a lot of Richard Nixon.


5. Former President George W. Bush met Bachmann at a campaign stop near New Orleans and said, And Bach-eee, you're doin' a heckuva job!


4. I don't think accurate historical knowledge of the Founding Fathers is needed to understand the U.S. Constitution. What did the Founding Fathers have to do with the Constitution, anyway?


3. I agree with Bachmann's habit of demonizing her opponents. If you can't demonize your opponents in a political debate, when can you?


2. It sure beats listening to Vice President Dick Cheney for eight years in place of President Bush, I tell you that!

And the number 1 reason -- Mr. Paul Shaffer a drum roll from the CBS Orchestra's drummer, please -- to vote for Michele Bachmann for president:

1. Bachmann has more personality than Mitt Romney does after two martinis.