Elizabeth Warren shows why she's either a moron or incompetent

In an event of amazing improbility, Elizabeth Warren is a U.S. senator.  Recently she read a prepared speech on the senate floor, in which she said 

Remember last year’s government shutdown that nearly tanked our economy?  That fight started with a GOP effort to hold the whole operation of the federal government hostage in order to try to force Democrats and the president to let employers deny workers access to birth control.

One small problem:  The brief government "shutdown" had nothing to do with birth control, in any way, shape or form.  Even if Warren didn't know this, you'd hope that at least one of her staffers would know, and would have spotted this outrageous lie in her text before she gave it on the senate floor.

As an aside:  "Progressives" are pushing Warren to run for president.  Others want Obama to nominate her to fill the next Supreme Court vacancy.

Tells you everything you need to know.