I don’t believe this qualifies as an “outrageous outrage” for this reason:

As part of the Tea Party generic position Medicare (and Medicaid) are part of a nebulous evil that government perpetrates upon the victim tax payers. Bachmann has positioned herself as head of the Tea Party movement (at least in so far as Republican candidates go, usurping the originator of the concept - Ron Paul), and she has constantly lashed out at government “over reach”, government programs, welfare, etc.

It’s part of the overall hypocrisy of Michelle Bachmann that her family willingly participates in government programs like Medicaid and yet she campaigns against the evils of welfare and government spending. And this is just one example.

It’s a right and proper and I think necessary to call out Bachmann on these issues.