The Right Scoop
He's a good man. A smart man. A sane and rationale man with strong conservative values yet attractive to independents and even some democrats. He will end up on top of the republican ticket. No doubt. People will get behind him. I met him. He's not dull. He's kind, charming, witty and engaging. Give him a chance. You'll like him.
Pawlenty would say anything to get elected. He is a phony who supported cap and trade. I dont trust a word he says. He knows he wont win Iowa so he is trying to act tough while giving himself an excuse for losing. Its political strategy not fearless honesty.
Havent liked Pawlenty since researching him when he was a front runner for McCain's VP pick. The guy is classic RINO who speaks conservative when its politically expedient.
He is Romney with a less impressive wallet.
So Alec, I take it you lived in Minnesota and watched him govern against big Dem majorities in the legislature and lapdog media. They got nothing they wanted and never had a good thing to say about him, which makes it work for me all the more. Cap and trade is dead, yet you have a fixation on it even after he said he was wrong,. Expand your horizons a little.
Pawlenty came across very well articulated in his position as a constitutional small-gov conservative (my inkling:- center-right) candidate. To earn the nod from Mark Steyn, Pawlenty is obviously no slouch among on all declared candidates. Interesting that he postured himself as an underdog candidate running a “Buick version” in stead of BMW or Mercedes version campaign in fund raising.
Expect more interviews and scrutiny on his platform policy in days/weeks to come and also lefty media frenzy to tarmack him. As his visibility rises with increasing media exposure, expect his support poll may rise as well. When the magnetic field starts to gravitate around him, Pawlenty may run his campaign one day on the stella version BMW or Mercedes Benz. The momentum swing may just give Sarah Palin a good "fillip" to jump in the fray at the right tempo.
Jumping in too soon as some candidates did and short-circuit themselves is not a sound campaign strategy, nor is feet-dragging far too long when the dynamic and momentum had decisively swinged to other credible candidate. In political chess game, timing is a strategic essence in Sun Tze's art of war. is A good strategist always plans beyong the next immediate step, but 2nd, 3rd ... couter moves ahead of the competetors. Sarah Palin has always been a strategist in her political career.
I think he is better than Romney. At lleast he apologized for supporting Cap and trade. He was not shy to take responsibility. I am still waiting for Romney to apologize for RomneyCare but that may never happen.
As the title of his latest book states: "No Apologies".
Go T-Paw.
Pawlenty today called for the end of ethanol subsidies...in Iowa. You know? The stae that enefits most from ethanol subsidies. This guy will go down swinging. Don't let his angelic alter boy face fool. He stood up to the Dems in MN and kept them for raising taxes.
Beck already has a man-crush on him.
My only issue with Pawlenty is the sharia compliant housing loans program during his time as Gov. His statement saying he did not know about it and was unaware of it IS also A HUGE problem for me. You NEED to know what is going on in your administration.
Kinda like Barry and Project GUNRUNNER. You don't KNOW about it??? Pigs fly too right???
And because of it I would NOT support him. I have the same kind of issue with Romney and RomneyCARE.
IF my choice is him VS barry, well I ain't pick'n barry.
I think we need a MUCH stronger candidate to slap lil barry around better.
Oh and drive the leftwing libratard media crazy in the process.
But at this point in time she is not running
good points....but this is not about the msm, this is about how our candidates react to it, and I believe some candidates will do a better job than others. This is about how the moderates perceive gop candidates, it is all in the perception. I think the wing nut narrative is hard to pin on pawlenty because he is sufficiently conservative without coming off as a wing nut. For palin, cain etc it will be tough, if they overcome it then good for them. In the end this is about votes, and ultimately about how moderates perceive our candidates, and this time the margin of error is very small. Again we can have a candidate who will govern conservative but talk moderate. Ultimately i think that is the best strategy, talk moderate act conservative.
[Disclaimer: I'm for Pawlenty.] Pawlenty has a few web ads out where he goes after Obama explicitly, and the rollout today looks good. His media strategy, "campaign like I govern, govern like I campaign" would be really refreshing. At first, there was some stuff where I worried about his record, but I'm over it.
Here's the thing, in my silly view: liberal media pushing the idea the GOP has a weak field. Totally disagree, I think it's a very strong field...there's somebody out there for most everybody's tastes in the GOP. At the end of the day, whoever is most effective in articulating the ability to beat the President on the issues, and then actually leading and executing as a fiscal conservative who is absolutely committed to commanding forces in defense of our nation is the right person for the job.
In short: when it comes to the GOP field, I say that if diversity of ideas and strength of records of execution in different roles (Cain as CEO, Pawlenty as 2 term governor, Ron Paul in his role, Bachmann in her role, etc.) for the GOP candidates is a problem, give me more problems like this!
Make no mistake: the GOP primary is the election. Obama won't be able to keep Ohio, Indiana, Florida, North Carolina, or Virginia. This forces him to take home Iowa+Michigan+Wisconsin+Pennsylvania+Colorado+New Mexico+Nevada. Not happening...
What Dennis Miller said about Pawlenty still cracks me up...
That he needs a mohawk or an earring or an eyebrow piercing...something...to make him more memorable and let people know that there is a fire in there somewhere.
Pawlenty is a good guy, no doubt about it.
And he would be a 100% improvement over KingBarry.
It will be interesting to see if that 'truth strategy' works in Iowa.
question is how will the moderates react when the msm does rip into the republican...there are two types of candidates, an unapologetic conservative west, cain etc, and another who is perceived as moderate like TPaw. If we go for cain, west, etc...we are taking a risk larger than when we go for TPaw and the like. Question is do we want to take that risk, given that we are running against the ego. Can cain, palin, etc. convince the moderates that they are not wing nuts in spite of the msm ?, are you willing to take that risk ?.
question is how will the moderates react when the msm does rip into the republican...there are two types of candidates, an unapologetic conservative west, cain etc, and another who is perceived as moderate like TPaw. If we go for cain, west, etc...we are taking a risk larger than when we go for TPaw and the like. Question is do we want to take that risk, given that we are running against the ego. Can cain, palin, etc. convince the moderates that they are not wing nuts in spite of the msm ?, are you willing to take that risk ?.
question is how will the moderates react when the msm does rip into the republican...there are two types of candidates, an unapologetic conservative west, cain etc, and another who is perceived as moderate like TPaw. If we go for cain, west, etc...we are taking a risk larger than when we go for TPaw and the like. Question is do we want to take that risk, given that we are running against the ego. Can cain, palin, etc. convince the moderates that they are not wing nuts in spite of the msm ?, are you willing to take that risk ?.
Tim Pawlenty is an idea guy, but he's not a speech maker. I believe he's serious about the need to make "real" substantive cuts. I'm glad to see the Right Scoop posting the Rush Limbaugh interview with him. I've always thought Pawlenty was great at speaking extemporaneously and fielding questions. His Q&A at the townhall in Iowa today was informative, and I think we'll see more ideas from him as he continues his roll out.
yeah a rousing speech would be good. Like West said, charisma is a must on American Idol 2012 Edition!
"The era of small government is over . . . government has to be more proactive, more aggressive." -- Tim Pawlenty, 2006.
http://online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB120373223052387643.html
But in 2005, signs of his "progressive" instincts emerged. In a quest for new revenue, Mr. Pawlenty supported a 75 cents per-pack cigarette tax. He called it a "health impact" fee. No one was fooled. User fees are generally charged to ensure that those who use a government service pay for the cost of providing that service. In this case, however, it was obvious that smokers were just being tapped to fund health-care entitlement programs.
Following the tax hike, the governor pushed through a state-wide smoking ban in workplaces, restaurants and bars. Aggressive, Nanny-state government seems to be big with Republican governors these days -- although policies such as smoking bans do little to stem the costly tide of state-run health care.
i am not surprised...but i will give him the benefit of the doubt, because he is a conservative in a blue state, and that implies that on somethings you have to give in..and in the big scheme of things the stuff you brought up is trivial
OK I guess the WSJ lied then. Possible. He can't deny the rest of it, sadly. Now the link does work.
Wouldn't it be cool to have a president that leads by principle? Maybe one that hasn't ever flip flopped on any issue - (like Cap and Trade) because he has always checked the constitution and founding documents for his authority before he votes to authorize it?
what makes tpaw a problem for the msm is that he appears moderate, they cannot paint him as a wing nut, and this is key...we need to do to obama, what obama did to us, elect someone who perceived as moderate while being conservative i think pawlenty fits that bill.
I agree with the point that Obama portrayed himself as moderate (when in fact the reality is quite different) and the Republican candidate this time must do the same - appear moderate but be very conservative in office.
In this regard, it would be nice if the Bachmanns and Pauls that are running could change the rhetoric and tone. We know what they believe and stand for - we just need them to sound moderate until November 2nd 2012. As you say, let's do an "Obama".
ok, i'll check him out
hey RS, would it be possible to get the howie carr segment from the bill o' show? i understand he'll be talking about mitt AND wearing a viagra tie!
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