Tim Pawlenty
Pawlenty Turns Joke Into Reality
Yesterday, I joked that Tim Pawlenty would respond to the objection that no country has ever experienced a decade of 5% growth by invoking "American Exceptionalism." And voila, Pawlenty's campaign writes: READ MORE >>
Pawlenty Actually Tells The Truth
I wrote earlier today that Tim Pawlenty's campaign represents a return to "the Bush method of finding a candidate with conspicuous working-class mannerisms to sell the plutocratic policy." But one key part of the method is to not come right out and say that this is what you're doing. READ MORE >>
Your Questions Answered: Kevin Drum
Kevin Drum asks: READ MORE >>
Pawlenty And the Return To Bushism
One thing that Tim Pawlenty's economic plan demonstrates is that the response to public rejection of the Paul Ryan approach -- big regressive tax cuts plus eviscerating the social safety net -- isn't to move back toward the center. It's simply to get really vague about spending cuts. READ MORE >>
'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 >>
Pawlenty's Boring Radicalism
The Real McCoy
The Cain Train
Pawlenty, Iran, Iraq, Potato, Po-tahto
Last week I noticed Tim Pawlenty engaging in cringe-inducing gaffe of confusing Iran and Iraq. John McCormack at the Weekly Standard defends Pawlenty: READ MORE >>
