“This is the typical wording of someone accusing the GOP of be too conservative.”
I think that he is suggesting the exact opposite. He mentions a leadership that refuses to listen to the grassroots conservatives, a convention that shouts down Ron Paul supporters, etc.
A cursory check of Pawlenty indicates he is conservative, so Repya's lament of Pawlenty not running for reelection agrees with your assertion that it’s the moderates running the party.