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Cut up the credit card - Gov. Tim Pawlenty
It doesn t take a rocket scientist or even a political scientist to understand the steps the Republican Party must do to again become the national majority party. The 2006 and 2008 election results are warning signs for the GOP. The good news is our party s future is brighter than many think. ...
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Note To RNC: Keep Doing What You’re Doing
themarathonblog.com — There’s a major recession, people are worried for their jobs and their homes, and major industries are... on the verge of disappearing. So the fact that the message coming out of the RNC is oriented around trying to manufacture a link between Blago ... (more) Note To RNC: Keep Doing What You’re Doing
What is Tim Pawlenty talking about?
washingtonmonthly.com — WHAT IS TIM PAWLENTY TALKING ABOUT?.... The latest "what do we do now?" piece for the Republican... Party comes from Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R), who outlined his Big Idea in a piece for the Politico yesterday. It's right up... (more) What is Tim Pawlenty talking about?
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Boston Globe: Looks like Mitt’s running again
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... and evangelical, he’s a natural alternative to Huckabee, and for voters worried about the party not taking policy seriously enough, especially economic policy, he’s a natural alternative to Palin. He’s a relatively rare creature among Republicans today — a social conservative whose chief appeal doesn’t lie in his social conservatism. Pawlenty, an evangelical, casts himself in the same mold, devoting far more of his public rhetoric to economic policy than to “values.” Huck’s tried to follow suit by getting out in front in opposing the bailouts, but his pedigree as a minister ...

What is Tim Pawlenty talking about?
Political Animal — WHAT IS TIM PAWLENTY TALKING ABOUT?.... The latest "what do we do now?" piece for the Republican Party comes from Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R), who outlined his Big Idea in a piece for the ...

The Same Old Song And Dance
Balloon Juice — ... With that in mind, Tim Pawlenty has an op-ed in the Politico, urging the Republicans to… wait for it, wait for it… “return” to fiscal responsibility: ...

Pawlenty: Let’s Plunge the Economy Into Depression
Matthew Yglesias — ... Because Republicans are judged by different standards, Tim Pawlenty’s proposal that “The GOP should lead efforts to cut up the nation’s credit card and commit to a balanced federal budget” will do absolutely nothing to harm his support among the business community or the notion that electing idiots like him to office will bolster economic growth. But it’s important to recognize that this neo-Hooverite agenda would, if enacted, likely plunge the world economy into a serious Depression. ...

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