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-- What Tim Pawlenty learned about health care in Minnesota. -- Just a flesh wound! "Popular Crime" really has only two insurmountable problems: the way the author uses numbers and the way he uses words." -- Why we never have to balance the budget. READ MORE >>
The New Hampshire Debate: Who Can Catch Mitt?
'Hard Truth' About the GOP: They Like Nonsense
Tim Pawlenty, former Minnesota Governor and frontrunner in the "I'm not Mitt Romney" Republican primary, gave a major economic speech in Chicago on Tuesday. Although I also happened to be in Chicago, I didn't actually see the speech. And it appears I missed absolutely nothing. READ MORE >>
Weak One
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty announced his candidacy for president on Monday, just a week after fellow presidential contender Newt Gingrich managed to torpedo his own nascent campaign within a matter of days. Could Pawlenty avoid the same fate? Here’s a breakdown of how his first week fared. READ MORE >>
Pawlenty Was "Open" to Individual Mandate
Why don't I think support for an individual mandate will destroy Mitt Romney's presidential aspirations? One reason is that many of his rivals in the Republican Party have also supported a mandate -- or, at least, said awfully nice things about it. READ MORE >>
The Hidden Tradeoffs of GOP Candidates
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Tim Pawlenty's Cash Problem
With Mitch Daniels officially out of the presidential race, it seems like the entire GOP is emulating Ethelred the Unready. Well, not quite everyone. In a contrarian move at odds with the Reluctant Republican ethos of the party, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty will actually make it official by declaring his candidacy today in Des Moines. READ MORE >>
