That, to me, was the ultimate dereliction of duty. Good god, man, you couldn't prevent such a huge disaster in your own state and you want to lead this country? REALLY?

No deal.

i think he might have taken some from Romney and SAntorum might have been a more clear winner in Iowa early on. but it still ends with either Romney or some wingnut alternative.

Trust me, Tim Pawlenty isn't nice. He has that pleasant aw-shucks demeanor, but it's fake - he's just as mean and cold as the rest of them. He had no qualms about cutting off medical assistance to the poorest people in this state so he didn't have to raise taxes on the 1%-ers. He's every bit the fanatical supply-sider. You don't want him any more than the others.

What with the hockey, and all.

Fake nice guy who is really a monster

Tea Party crazies.

back stabber
left Minnesota in debt
weak

finishes until places like Florida embraced him and pushed him to the top. He's beatable, of course, but very appealing in a non-southern-good-ol'-boy kind of way.

and didn't have to cut a deal with Santorum to have him as second on the ticket, the question arises: Who would he pick?

Not another Southerner, and surely no one who could possibly outshine him, but Pawlenty would get the establishment Republicons back in line again. Of course, there's still the idea of picking a woman, a minority, or a combination, but that person is likely to get way more notice than Noot, and he wouldn't stand for that.

... He should offer the VP slot to Mitt -- just to add insult to injury. After Mitt turns it down, Newt could make a big deal out of Mitt's pettiness and go into full-bore "screw the establishment" mode.

Newt would then be free to bring on somebody like Rand Paul and then go down to glorious defeat in November -- but sell a SHITLOAD of books afterward. He'd make millions.

but he did try to be a Republican...