Just who is Pawlenty? Seems there's movement that direction. Good, Bad, or Ugly?

[Danieljay]

I know very little about him.

[ogneopasno]

1. A bridge fell down on his watch.

You might have heard.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. Movement by whom?

The pundits and squawking heads? Yeah, they surely know. :rofl:

[Danieljay]

8. I guess he's cancelled several appearances and abruptly changed schedules.. I know I know...

total speculation.

[elocs]

3. He is the governor of Minnesota and he has been discussed here as a VP possibility. n/t

[K8-EEE]

4. booooooor-ing!!!!!!!!!!!!! A Dan Quayle type

I saw him on Wolfie and he just sort of reads off the GOP talking points, yawn. Really, truly so boring. GOP Country Club "nice young man" prototype. No personality whatsoever. Biden would make absolute mincemeat out of him in the Veep debates.

If they are even considering this guy it means they are DESPERATE. Housegate threw a wrench in the Romney thing. He's too big of a multi-millionaire and he made his money by outsourcing jobs. He would be a disaster.

[TygrBright]

5. Fondly (sark) known to Minnesotans as "Timmy the Tool,"...

Pawlenty is the epitome of a bland, anti-tax, conservative, fundie-fellating, Bush-buttkissing, white fratboy.

helpfully,
Bright

[sharp_stick]

6. I'd much rather he go with

Lieberman to see the RW nutjobs go ballistic or that crazy SOB Huckabee to guarantee a loss. Pawlenty is a safe bet pick, won't piss off the fundies cause he's all about stopping that parade you see every day to the corner abortion store.

I don't know how popular he really is in MN but nobody else seems to have heard of him so I don't think it'll help gramps too much.

[ogneopasno]

10. He's had strong approval ratings UNTIL

the VP talk started. Now it's below 50%. His presence on the ticket wouldn't give McCain Minnesota.

[sharp_stick]

14. Below 50% is good

Thanks for the info.

Perhaps MN can think about getting a real Governor and go blue when this evangelical dude's term is up. Cause I don't see him occupying the Naval Observatory next January.

Welcome to DU. :hi:

[Stinky The Clown]

7. Until recently, he had a modified mullet hairdo.

Do we need to know any more than that?



Losing the mullet, angling for veep

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/03/pawlenty/

[Danieljay]

9. looks like an effing evangelical! Yikes. n/t

[Hand]

12. Good god...

As Jon Stewart put it, "This is what happens when you won't let gay people touch your head..." :rofl:

[Frosty1]

11. Sings

I've got Pawlenty of nothing and nothing is Pawlenty for me.:yoiks:

[bigtree]

13. the fact that he's not well known is an opportunity to define him

if he's chosen

[GoesTo11]

15. His main achievement in life has been kissing McCain's ass.

Boring party hack who hasn't accomplished much. Would be fine middle management material at a fortune 500 company. I could see him leading a meeting "Alright guys, according to the latest MRP report, our Minnetonka plant has been producing at only 85% of capacity. I've asked Fred and Mark to do a utilization review, and would appreciate your feedback on the report they are about to present."

[LynneSin]

16. I think that's what McCain wants - he's doing a Quayle

Figures there is no one out there that can complete on the level that Biden will so it's best to just find a no name that'll look good and try not to make too many mistakes