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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...
Cut up the credit card - Gov. Tim Pawlenty
politico.com — 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 ... (more) Cut up the credit card - Gov. Tim Pawlenty
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Pawlenty: Let’s Plunge the Economy Into Depression
yglesias.thinkprogress.org — 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 ... (more) Pawlenty: Let’s Plunge the Economy Into Depression
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Progressive Breakfast: Big Meal Coming
LiberalOasis : The Blog — ... Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty tries to rally conservative behind a balanced budget amendment. Washington Monthly's Steve Benen dubs it: "his bid to become the poster child of Neo-Hooverism." ...

Midday Open Thread
Daily Kos — ... Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty may now be best known as the guy who would have been a more boring, but ultimately less embarrassing, Republican vice-presidential nominee than Sarah Palin. But Steve Benen's dissection of a piece on the economy Pawlenty just did for Politico suggests that "less embarrassing than Sarah Palin" may be about the highest standard Pawlenty can meet. ...

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powerlineblog.com 9/2/2009 — Tim Pawlenty is the Republican governor of Minnesota who is completing the second of his two terms. In the midst of a tough recessionary environment, he has been forced by a profligate legislature to balance the state budget by his own hand and to ...
59% of Minnesota Voters Expect Pawlenty to Run For President
rasmussenreports.com 5/20/2009 — Most Minnesota voters like the job Governor Tim Pawlenty is doing, and even more expect him to run for president in 2012. But they don’t think he’ll get the Republican Party’s nomination. Fifty-three percent (53%) approve of Pawlenty’s job ...
Pawlenty: Coleman chances still 'plausible'
thehill.com 3/1/2009 — Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) says ex-Sen. Norm Coleman's (R-Minn.) chances of overcoming a narrow vote deficit in his legal challenge remain "plausible." "Norm has a plausible chance, a decent chance of winning this thing," Pawlenty said in an ...
Pawlenty: 'I'm not ruling anything in or out'
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 6/3/2009 — Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has 19 months left in his second term. (CNN) – Tim Pawlenty announced Tuesday that he will not seek a third term as governor, a decision that gives the Minnesota Republican room to start plotting a possible White ...
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washingtonmonthly.com 6/3/2009 — PAWLENTY EYES 2012, WON'T SEEK THIRD TERM.... For someone who wants to run for president in 2012, this is probably the right move. Two sources have confirmed that Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will announce that he will not seek re-election...
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startribune.com 9/29/2009 — But if he did win the GOP nomination for president in 2012, almost as many would consider voting for him.