Inasmuch as the MSM has declared their intention to destroy Bachmann, I am not going to participate in any smear job against her.
I will be giving her every benefit of the doubt. She deserves no less.
OTOH, Bachmann keeps lying and you can't say, "oh well, I'll give her the benefit of the doubt" about that, when telling the truth is not just easier, but far more easy to defend.