Less than two days after the world learned that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) had claimed the Swiss citizenship that was rightfully hers, the fiery lawmaker announced that just being a U.S. citizen is good enough.

Crazypants U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) became a naturalized citizen of Switzerland in March, Politico reported yesterday. But how are longtime Swiss citizens taking the news? Not happily, according to one Swiss person we spoke with.

The tragic death of 64-year-old Trudi Rishikof after being hit by a car on Connecticut Avenue last week only seems to get more complex by the day. Well, the details of what happened are pretty clear — she was crossing in crosswalk and was hit by a driver that is thought to have been using a cellphone at the time. It’s everything else that’s complicated.