UPDATE: Bachmann's communications director, Dan Kotman, has sent Salon the following message in response to this story:
This is a classic case of liberal media outlets once again twisting the Congresswoman’s words. As a foster mom of 23, she has a long track record of standing up for foster children and orphans. Her concern was that our foster care system, which is already short on foster care parents, would not have the capacity to handle this surge of unaccompanied children. And a child without parents to advocate on their behalf could be vulnerable to what Justina Pelletier experienced as a ward of the state, which is why the Congresswoman introduced a bipartisan bill to help protect our most vulnerable. Your sensational headline is a gross misrepresentation of what she actually said and what Justina’s Law actually does.
ORIGINAL STORY: She's got less than a year before she leaves public office, maybe for good, and GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann has evidently decided to spend that time doing what she does best: Saying utterly crazy things about President Obama.