Bachmann may not give tea party speech after all
Ann SannerThe National Tea Party Convention scheduled for next month may be losing one of its star speakers.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann is scheduled to speak Feb. 5 to the group of grass-roots political activists meeting in Nashville.
The Republican House member says she is re-evaluating her decision to go because of conflicting information about whether she would be violating congressional ethics rules.
Bachmann says she would be happy to be a part of the gathering but adds that "it may not be possible."
She says she has yet to make a decision.
The tea party event is organized as a for-profit venture by Tennessee lawyer Judson Phillips.
Tickets for the keynote speech by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin cost $349.
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