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TPaw and Michelle are a toxic pair.

No how No way NEVER

I wonder about his chances of getting beyond the primary elections. Of course it seems the GOP would favor him over Palin. I can visualize Obama winning over either of them.

ok how are we going to help the american people lets lower taxes thats great but I am not working and my unempolyment benefits ran out and your
republican butt heads on the hill voted NO for an extension now what other line of crap are you going to feed the american people

So, it appears that Gov. Pawlenty has decided to recycle the McCain / Palin campaign slogan by simply changing Country for Freedom. My bets on the fact that the platform behind that slogan hasn't changed one bit.

Run man run. you will never win but it is fun to hear you talk and with your ideas and solutions, the Democrats will have no problems defeating you.

The GOP is completely screwed. Their party has shrunken and moved further to the right which means any candidate that will be able to win in the primaries won't be expansive enough to capture indepandant voters

Wouldn't it be nice for elected officials to actually stay home and do what they were elected to do in the first place? Same goes for McCain and Kyl who are money raisers for others outside of Arizona. No wonder nothing gets done. Can't believe that they are asking for $5000 to go to dinner...what a tax payer rip off that is considering the donors will get to write that amount off on their state and federal taxes.

The Republican'ts are good at holding cocktail parties, but not too good at bringing ideas to the table. No plans or ideas .... just party while the rest of the Country suffers!

ZERO chance in 2012

We've endured this man as governor, please don't let him anywhere near the White House.

Another republican who see's nothing wrong in the way they did run the government, wants less controls, has no real clue how to fix health care, (which the republicans did absolutely nothing for 8 years when Bush was in office and they controlled Congress, has no idea of the overall issues facing the bulk of the country, and essentially pounds his chest behind a Freedom named group,, or uses religion and or war to push "their" way as the right way. Instead of learing from their mistakes, it seems the republicans are reforming into a self centered, right wing, semi fascist group. They seem to see only what they want to see and have no clue about the average person and the struggles average people face every day. If your a moderate, you get thrown out ot the party! If your into making money at any price, you are a good republican and good businessman. Truly sad.

We need peace with everybody in the world we are tired of taking off our shoes at the airport.
Please don[t elect any republican in higher office of presidency or give them majority in congress and senate.

Right on, Joseph-Ohio! And Michelle B? Please! Yea, you're a winner.

I have no confidence in Governor Pawlenty after I listened to what he said about health care reform. He is just a professional politician, of which we have got plenty.

Great to see you out there Governer. I live in VA. and am working hard to get McDonnell elected and hopefully offer some counterwieghts to the out of control sprint to socialistic policies we are seeing.

Prepare for the onslaught from the left, they will stop at nothing to bring down someone who wants to return this country to a land of individual liberty and exceptualism.

We need a person like you to unify the voices and show the path towards an inclusive party that will bend where it has to but hold on to the core principals.

I think you will find unexpected amount of willingness to devote time and treasure toward defeating what we see going on, most are just unsure where to channel their passion most effectively.

Oh wow. Meeting Pawlenty over pretzels and a pint is a fun bonus????? And throw in Michelle Bachmann!!!!! I am starting to tingle all over........Sorry, the young people are not as stupid as you give them credit.

Dinner with lobbyist. What a change for the republicans. LOL
Take a muzzle with you and put it on Cheney. The republican party is destroying themselves by courting and cowtowing to the conservative right wing element of their party. The have nothing to offer the American people, and will stop at nothing to destroy America within. We are on to their shenanigans already. Fear, lies, and misinformation. I never remember any party that was out of power being so destructive and set on destroying another administration. They are the new member of the Axis of Evil. How scary that they are right here in the USA.

Is Sara Palin going to be the "guest speaker"????????

Joseph-ohio–and who is running the country while Obama constantly campaigns for 2012?

Please anybody but Obama. We cant keep losing more and more jobs!

Pawlenty's solution for everything: cut taxes.
Economy good and budget surplus, cut taxes.
Economy bad and budget deficits, cut taxes.
Never mind that local regressive taxes and fees had to increase.
So the poor pays for cuts for the rich.
His record shows it fits perfectly with the Republican platform.

I appreciate that the republicans and Palin supporters stay off the blogs about Michelle Obama and how much they dislike her and her spending habits...–Unfortunately, there is no such consideration from the left on Palin blogs–nothing but undeserved vitrol and hate–it kind of shows the unhappniness of the left and the fear–Very sad that the left has no support for women with opposing views from their own.

This guy is a joke. He touts reduced government spending and vetos a transportation bill and the busiest bridge in downtown Minneapolis collapses during rush hour killing 13 people. Sometimes that government spending is necessary. Knowing that is a critical part of management.

Cheney is an excellent shot, why does he not volunteer to fight, remember inTexas. Bulls Eye.
Also where did all those W.of M.D ,go, that supposely could drive into under ground tunnels,

Don't knock Obama–until you face the past 8 years. of what, If Obama does anything at all, it has to better than what we had, Ann Kelley-Ward

When I see Pawlenty I think of broken bridges, broken from lack of maintenance under Pawlenty's watch.

Our country is still in trouble- why should we hire any of these people much less help PAY for them to get a new job?
NO MONEY FOR CANDIDATES!

Any one in Washington that wants to adopt this group please do so, you can put them to work at birthday, bar mitzvahs and coming out parties.

The notion that I could buy cheaper insurance from another state isn't a solution to healthcare. That is called a "shell game"

This twit thinks he has a chance to get the nod for president. The shambles he has made here in Minnesota should be a lesson to people around the country. ONLY DOPES WANT TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET... and only the dopes out there support them.

Why do all the speech around the country when he should be running Minn..,. This is an example why this country is in bad shape because every time a person runs for an elective office, he/she would dump it for higher calling rather than finishing the job he/she started.

This guy has never effectively run Minnesota. He's a zero, and people in our state are ready to run him out.. He's unable to work with liberals or anyone who isn't an extreme conservative. Actually, he knows nothing but how to use his veto pen. Our state is in shambles after his reign of terror with the poorest of the poor ending up with no medical coverage. This means they must use emergency rooms for care, which creates an insolvable mess for the hospitals with emergency rooms, because they don't have sufficient staff, space or money to become primary health care givers.

Pawlenty needs to get out of the business of representing the public, because he just can't do it. He's only interested in promoting himself.

This goes to both parties. Got to end this insane process of fund raising and get back to doing your job you've been elected to. Nothing seems to be getting done.

obama's going to hand anyone the next election.
on obama's watch:
- worst job loss rate since the depression
- we're so far in debt our grandkids will suffer
- never took ownership of anything (just blames Bush)
- no economic growth
- troops left with no support from White House (except for allowing gays to serve – the next will be enormous expenses having to refurbish ships to accommodate the cross-dressers and "gender confused")

I'll have my dog run against obama in 2012. She'll take him easily.

These folks really do have no shame!Come to a paid shill for special interests home to meet me and bring $5,000 each for the privilige. I can see him reaching out to the average American. Freedom from your money first.

God help us. Even the Minnesotans don't like him.

Innovative record? Please, I live in Minnesota and all Pawlenty has had to say as governor is, "No new taxes." Meanwhile, a state that used to be a leader in all categories is deteriorating–e.g., a bridge that fell because God forbid, we collect taxes to repair and replace failing infrastructure. I caution everyone out there to beware of this seemingly moderate looking candidate. He lacks both ideas and backbone.

Governor, please run and ask Sara to be your running mate. If you do, you will be looking for another job on Nov. 6th. You won't be going to D.C. for the big party on Jan. 20.

As a young person, I would like to say that nothing about Pawlenty attracts me. Find a republican that isn't only interested in supporting big business and pushing the extreme far right agenda and I might take an interest. Until then, you can just remain irrelevant.

I can only hope that they allow Michele Bachmann to speak or just open her mouth I know she has to be Sarah Palin's sister....

Pawlenty is one of Cheney and Bush's "Brown Shirts" – he is part of the no new taxes group that got us into this economic mess in the first place. His recent decision to medically displace 30,000 poor members of our Minnesota society to "balance the budget" shows his ability to write off human lives without concern for the outcome. He is not a good choice for any ethical revision of our medical system and should not get anywhere near a position of power again. Minnesota used to be proud of the way we balanced our tax monies for the rich as well as for the low income. We did not have pockets of extreme poverty. Not anymore. His decisions have affected all the cities, ie property taxes,Hennepin County Medical Center, the University of Minnesota, Hennepin County Social Services, and Hennepin County Probation. His decisions have aided the quest for the rich to get richer and too bad about the ballooning lower class. We need politicians with guts tempered with vision and a conscience.

I like Pawlenty. He's like the gentler, softer side of the GOP.

Just say No to the party of NO NO NO cry baby whiners!!

AH YES...

An evening of Bachman, beer and blovation – Now that's a fundraiser! The only thing missing is Rushblo, Beck and pointed hood party favors.

Just goes to prove once again that even hypocritical, evangelical, batcrap crazy rethugs can seperate foolish, teabagging conservatives from their money by bleating the proven tactics of "fear, smear, mock and lie"...

Pawlenty's healthcare solution in Minnesota?? He is in the process of kicking thousands of the poorest Minnesotans off healthcare in the name of balancing the budget. As part of the "church every Sunday" and "family values" crowd (per his last election in 2006 campaign literature indicated) – he obviously he never made it to Matthew 25 or the 'Good Samaritan' parable in the New Testament. but of course that doesn't differentiate him that much from the crowd who he is now trying extract money from.

Pawlenty spokesman Alex Conant needs to get his facts straight. Pawlenty's record here in Minnesota is barely conservative and in now way innovative. The state is better off with him on the campaign trail.

Another Reslug with NO balls.

T-Paw is not presidential material.

I FAR FROM agree with most of Governor Pawlenty's views, but I'll hand it to him – this guy sticks to policy issues, and he seems to have a genuine interest in uplifting America . . .

. . .and unlike some folks on the extreme right (birthers, loud-mouthed imbeciles like Glenn Beck, drug addicts like Rush Limbaugh, others) . . .the governor seems to pursue his policy goals (in very much the same way Ronald Reagan did) – he does not go demonizing his political opponents.

The very fact that he would align himself with Rep. Michele Bachmann is troubling enough for me to question his judgment.

What is he thinking?

My favorite Bachmann quote: "I have experienced that throughout my political career [I was] labeled a kook."

You don't say.

Like he has done such a stellar job in MN...

If the people of Minnesota don't loke him and think he's the villiage idiot (Michelle Bachman is the female version), what makes him think he can convince the rest of the country he's capable? What a clown.

Pawlenty – Palin 2012

He can head there all he wants, he will never be president. Why? Because he represents the greedy, do nothing, just say no party that never gets off the pot unless it's something to make money for their benefactors.

Stay where you are Pawlenty, because Washington and the country needs is YOU.

Hope the press will talk to the people of MN about how much their local and county taxes and user taxes went up under Pawlenty. He cut state taxes some, but dumped everything back on county and local governements leaving people paying more taxes overall. I just returned from a visit to MN – didn't hear one good word about Pawlenty taking care of average Americans. I hope the press does their work on this guy and what he has done (or not done) in Minnesota.

Oh boy I know the people of minnesota are glad to be getting rid of him. Yup and yet another PAC. more firggin lobbyists to be sure right behind him just loaded with repblican christian rightwind nut bag mone! god they all need to just go away! This guy is a idiot!

I was flipping through the channels and saw Senator Alexander on MSNBC. After listening to him, I can see why he and 29 of his republican colleagues voted against making those responsible for the gang rape of a defense worker for Halliburton in Iraq accountable.

GO! GO! GO! Take Bachmann with you do it! bring that 20 percent down to single digits i beg you. Hahahahahahahahah,Just some of her nonsense and far right propganda should send the youths running scared oh it keeps getting better and better for the Democrats!!!

Gov. Pawlenty has done a great deal here in Minnesota to mess up education at all levels even greater harm to health care. He is not a "moderate," he is a conservative in the yuk variety of Republicans.

Ouch!! What's that uncomfortable feeling down below? Why, its Pawlenty taking a shot at burying his [R] nose up your hind-quarters. Only neo-tard rightwingers and the sexually adventurous will enjoy his attention.

Pawlenty is just a no go for me. He has zero to offer. Not being from his state I watched when he was in the national spot light. And what did I see?

No real foreign policy experience. He has visited foreign countries and so have I but that doesn't make me qualified to form policy. (Living next to Canada doesn't really qualify either)

His domestic policy experience is for a state that is 21st in population size. That is barely dealing with 50% of population nationally.

Economically Pawlenty has nothing to offer than a standard GOP line. Not that those are all bad ideas but he has nothing new to offer. We need new ideas for the mess we are in.

Politically I saw the Franken fiasco!

Pawlenty has nothing for me to even look at as a potential candidate.

When you look at the co-sponsors, it looks like it will be a gathering of wingnuts. Go losers!

This guy might actually make a good GOP candidate for prez, but the GOP is enamored with the likes of Sarah the quitter and Mitt Romney.

Obama/Biden 2012

If Gov. Pawlenty is smart he won't put a mic anywhere close to Michelle Bachmann not unless he plans to self destruct before he gets started.

Pawlenty...

This is the man who could have ended the Al Franken battle months earlier (when ALL knew what the outcome would be). But he decided not to end the delay (and give the Democras that magic 60th seat)

Imagine that, putting party politics before your own state! I guess having his state have proper Senate representation wasn't important.

If I am right I heard 20% identify them as republicans so to win 2010 or 2012 republicans must ignore Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty

At the time I lived in Minnesota, which was a few decades ago, a zero like Pawlenty would not have had a chance at any state or local office. How he get to be the governor?

Timmy wants to bring that republican culture of corruption back.

May God have mercy on each one of us and on Pawlenty's apocalyptic sails.

The GOP hammered Obama as out campaigning for two years before the 2008 election and not doing his elected job in his own state.
Isn't Pawlenty doing the SAME THING? "Traveling the country eyeing a Presidential bid'.....
How can this hypocrite criticize Obama??

Dude's got fluffernutter for brains. All that need be said as proof is that he's got Bachman there hosting.

Save your money, folks!

"A lot of young people are really drawn to Governor Pawlenty's innovative and conservative record."

Oh yeah? Who?

Tim Pawlenty is a FRAUD.

yeah right! pawlenty doesn't have the cojones to even win the primaries.
niether does sarah or any member of the repugnant party! in fact there is not one member of the repugnant party right now that can lead this country in the right direction. RIP PARTY OF NO!!!!

If he were a true Republican hopeful for the 2012 election, he'd quit his job as governor ASAP. The only people left in the Republican party seem to prefer quitters who endlessly roam around the country giving speeches or promoting books.

So who's running Minnesota while the Gov is stomping for a 2012 bid? If our Government Leaders spent as much time working as they do setting up their future we would all be in better shape!

Governor Pawlenty, take my advise: FORGET RUNNING FOR THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION!! YOU WON'T WIN!! Your solution for healthcare reform is no solution at all since it does not address the inherent systemic flaws in the American healthcare and health insurance systems.

What is with the GOP and their fundraising PAC's????

Governor Pawlenty I would not let Michelle Bachmann anywhere near my fundraisers if you want to be seriously considered.