During a recent weekend in North Carolina, Tim Pawlenty did what he has been doing over the past year for Mitt Romney: He drove himself non-stop.In one town, he discussed the economy and jobs with a group of parents at an ice rink. Before the event ended, the former high school junior varsity hockey player had taken to the ice to give children a few skating tips. Soon, he was off again. He helped to open a Republican office in Raleigh, turning fiery, using the occasion to hammer President Obama and show off his combative skills: “I’m tired of hearing his teleprompter speeches and no results. . . . Those words, they don’t put gas in our cars, do they?”while serving as Minnesota governor, Pawlenty toiled hard and long on behalf of Sen. John McCain, only to be passed over in favor of an alluring newcomer who had not stumped for the candidate at all.“Tim’s disappointment was obvious,” said Phil Krinkie, a former Minnesota state House colleague who greeted Pawlenty and his wife, Mary, on the floor of the Republican National Convention, held by chance in St. Paul. “He’d had a deep yearning to be on the ticket. He was devastated, truly devastated. It was on his face. We had a handshake, a few words, you could feel it, the pain.”“I’d have liked to have seen Tim get it, but I was always a little bit of a skeptic about Tim’s chances. . . . I’m still a little skeptical this time, too.”
IMO who ever the right votes for if it's Romney don't think they'll get just him, maybe just him in name only. if he could get Annie on the ticket he would drop the rest like a hot potato. Bain, was he really the leader or the yes man to a bunch of other idea's, which ever one had the best potential he said yes, is that kinda like leading from behind, another accusation aimed at our beloved Pres.?
Pawlenty’s political career has stalled. Following two terms as governor, Pawlenty is out of office – with no real public profile, no notable causes, no great flock of followers, nothing but his demonstrated zeal as a surrogate, and his eagerness to prove his mettle.
will he be rewarded or kick to the curb again? not much to offer a deficient candidate who can use all he can get to give him any kind of legitimacy.
