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Geraghty: Source says it’s Pawlenty for VP
hotair.com ^ | July 28, 2008 | Allahpundit

Posted on 07/28/2008 4:48:25 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

Announcement coming “very soon.” Geraghty notes that Pawlenty’s still scheduled to give a routine speech on Wednesday, but TNR noted over the weekend that he’s already pulled out of one event and his plans for this week are suddenly and suspiciously hazy. See this recent item from Marc Ambinder, too, passing along a rumor that McCain was planning to meet with his inner circle about VP yesterday. And then of course there’s that CNN item claiming an attendee at a fundraiser heard McCain say conservatives are “really going to like” Pawlenty. Put it all together and today’s scurrilous veep du jour meme seems a tad less scurrilous than usual.

Here’s a bullet-point argument, again from TNR, about why Pawlenty is a “slam dunk” pick. His working-class pedigree is all to the good, but between the lack of name recognition and the “boring old Republican white guy” effect, I’m underwhelmed. He doesn’t even have serious religious cred to reassure antsy evangelicals. Let’s hope the report’s wrong, although given the general savviness of McCain’s campaign these days, it probably isn’t.

Update (Ed): Well, I live in Pawlenty’s state and have met him on a couple of occasions, and this pick would not make me too glum at all. Pawlenty has a good center-right track record, especially on holding the line on taxes with a hostile Legislature. He demonstrated real leadership during the bridge collapse and its aftermath, keeping the gas-tax-increase advocates at bay and convincing the rest of the state to ignore them. He’s also pro-life, and a humble but telegenic man who will inject a little vigor into the campaign.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 2008veep; election; election2008; elections; mccain; pawlenty; poorpoorrinos; timpawlenty; veep; vicepresidency; vicepresident
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To: trumandogz

McCain’s people are putting tons of false rumors out. Likely he hasn’t chosen yet.


141 posted on 07/29/2008 3:31:41 AM PDT by Impy (Spellcheck hates Obama, you should too.)
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To: Diogenesis; All
Gov. Palin is Sen.McCain’s biggest opportunity to win.
If he wants to win.
10 million women will crossover and oil from Alaska will stoke the imagination of another 60 million Americans on the edge.
If he wants to win.


Governor Palin's experience is not much greater than Obama-lama-ding-dong's himself. She hasn't even been Governor for 2 years (elected December 2006), and her experience before that is hardly the stuff that builds national political mettle:

*Two terms on the Wasilla City Council, '92 to '96

*Two-term mayor/manager of Wasilla, Alaska. '96 to '02
(I can hear that campaign slogan "She tamed Wasilla, she'll tame the Senators on the Hilla!")

Oh and not to forget: Palin was elected President of the Alaska Conference of Mayors, and appointed Ethics Commissioner, spent another 2 years at that job before resigning.

She's a pretty face for sure, and no doubt a bright lady but presidential or vice-presidential material?

No way. She's not ready.
142 posted on 07/29/2008 4:16:58 AM PDT by mkjessup
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To: CatherinePPP

I really don’t see what advantage Pawlenty has over Romney. Romney is a much better campaigner.


143 posted on 07/29/2008 4:39:51 AM PDT by WilliamReading
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To: WilliamReading

I would be OK with Romney too, but I’d be a little concerned that there are a good number of Republicans who really hate him. McCain is already on thin ice and if Republicans who are disgruntled with him see him pick a VP they really dislike, it might be the last straw for them. I think Romney has more enemies than Pawlenty does.

But he’s also better-known and has important business connections. He probably wouldn’t be a bad choice. It sounds like Pawlenty is more conservative than he is though.


144 posted on 07/29/2008 5:02:53 AM PDT by CatherinePPP
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

For the uninitiated, what the heck is CM?


145 posted on 07/29/2008 5:11:07 AM PDT by MortMan (Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. - Alexander Hamilton)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
The VP question gives the blabbers something to blab about but I cannot believe any votes hinge on who gets the VP slot. I know I'm in the minority on this but the arguments I hear about the importance of VP just don't impress me. I think a bad pick can hurt but a good pick really isn't that important.

That said, Pawlenty is a fairly good guy. I know I'm in the minority on that too but I think center right is accurate. His worst position is his Climate change idiocy but he really didn't jump on that bandwagon until he started lobbying for McCain's VP position, which started about two/three years ago.

146 posted on 07/29/2008 6:41:46 AM PDT by DManA
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To: WilliamReading
The Pres candidate doesn't want someone who will outshine him. With McCain that is a pretty low threshold.

Pawlenty is a bit of a snooze.

147 posted on 07/29/2008 6:44:50 AM PDT by DManA
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Minnesota has mandated a 10% mixture of gasoline and ethanol (gasohol) since 1997, while most cars are designed to safely handle 15%. Pawlenty signed into law in May 2005 a bill that will raise the minimum mandated mixture to 20% in 2013. Pawlenty has also lobbied the Governors' Ethanol Coalition to mandate higher ethanol use nationwide.

Conservative Republican governors were not supportive of Pawlenty's presentation on clean energy to the governor's association, which he gave in cooperation with Ed Rendell, who is the governor of Pennsylvania and the NGA's Democratic vice-chairman. With Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, Pawlenty is co-chairman of the association's energy committee. The effort received "adamant opposition" from governors of oil producing states.

Pawlenty won the governor's race by just 21,000 votes in 2006, down from the 180,000 he won by in 2002. It looks like he doesn't wear well.

148 posted on 07/29/2008 6:51:19 AM PDT by kabar
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To: WilliamReading
A ham sandwich is a better choice than Pawlenty.

Get ready to start saying “yes, Commissar” as you use your rationing coupons to buy food and fuel

149 posted on 07/29/2008 7:00:21 AM PDT by We Dare Defend Our Rights
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To: We Dare Defend Our Rights

Tim Pawlenty, like Walter Mondale before him, has that charisma, or “Minnesota Magic” that really lights up a room whenever he is around.


150 posted on 07/29/2008 7:08:06 AM PDT by WilliamReading
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I want him here in Minnesota. He’s our last line of defense; he’s vetoed a bunch of the DFL-controlled legislatures’s latest schemes to separate us from our money.


151 posted on 07/29/2008 7:08:50 AM PDT by rhema ("Break the conventions; keep the commandments." -- G. K. Chesterton)
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To: MortMan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Molnau


152 posted on 07/29/2008 8:21:44 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Fight Crime. Shoot Back.)
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To: WilliamReading
The same “Minnesota Magic” that got Mondale elected President?

Please keep this “never heard of him” at home

153 posted on 07/29/2008 8:46:55 AM PDT by We Dare Defend Our Rights
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To: Free ThinkerNY

WHAT A DISASTER!!!!!!!


154 posted on 07/29/2008 9:09:18 AM PDT by Texas Federalist
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To: Stephanie32

http://www.ontheissues.org/Tim_Pawlenty.htm

Check here.


155 posted on 07/29/2008 9:23:44 AM PDT by ozarkgirl (If McCain can vote on the basis of principle and conscience over party, so can I.)
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To: ozarkgirl; Stephanie32

That’s a very helpful site. Thank you.


156 posted on 07/29/2008 9:55:57 AM PDT by Stephanie32
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To: Stephanie32

Yeah, I love it. I didn’t realize before I sent it (at lunch, work) but they don’t have much on Pawlenty but I enjoy looking at everyone I get curious about someone from time to time. Has all senators, representatives, governors, etc.

And at the bottom they have that little test about where everything falls into place (the grid at the bottom of the page). I’ve taken it, I’m conservative/libertarian. It puts both Pawlenty and McCain as conservative close to populist. So perhaps not always correct?

If you haven’t taken that test, you should and see where you end up. I think if you google “worlds smallest political test” or worlds shortest political test”, you can find it.


157 posted on 07/29/2008 10:26:25 AM PDT by ozarkgirl (If McCain can vote on the basis of principle and conscience over party, so can I.)
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To: ozarkgirl; Stephanie32

Thanks, I will take the test later and let you know how I score!


158 posted on 07/29/2008 10:59:29 AM PDT by Stephanie32
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To: Zevonismymuse

Yeah, I really didn’t mean to say majority. I guess what I meant to say was that there is a large number of “conservatives”, this time, that are claiming that they will not vote for McCain. whether or not they really won’t vote for him still remains to be seen.


159 posted on 07/29/2008 11:24:16 AM PDT by rivercat
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To: indylindy
I had never even heard of him until a few weeks ago.

Well you're a few weeks ahead of me.

160 posted on 07/29/2008 11:27:28 AM PDT by McGruff ( 'the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, which is my committee' - Barack Obama)
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