Pawlenty Calls It Quits

Post by **Ivytalk** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 7:00 am

Timmy, we hardly knew ye!

But Rick Santorum is staying in.

OL FU · Post by **OL FU** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 7:28 am

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Hey Hey Hey

Well you know the rest.

Post by **TheDancinMonarch** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 7:37 am

Who (cares)?

OL FU · Post by **OL FU** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:10 am

TheDancinMonarch wrote:Who (cares)?

No offense Monarch but I am always amazed when some one cares enough to open the thread and post that they don't care

Pwns · Post by **Pwns** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:20 am

Why do Obama and the donks even bother spend money on their convention and campaigning.

Post by **TheDancinMonarch** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:39 am

OL FU wrote:
TheDancinMonarch wrote:Who (cares)?
No offense Monarch but I am always amazed when some one cares enough to open the thread and post that they don't care

I care about the overall process. I don't care that Pawlenty was in the race or that he has now left the race. Did anyone even notice that he was in the race? Also how could such a bland milquetoast ever get elected to anything? There was more emphasis on the "who" than on the "cares".

OL FU · Post by **OL FU** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:59 am

TheDancinMonarch wrote:
OL FU wrote:
No offense Monarch but I am always amazed when some one cares enough to open the thread and post that they don't care
I care about the overall process. I don't care that Pawlenty was in the race or that he has now left the race. Did anyone even notice that he was in the race? Also how could such a bland milquetoast ever get elected to anything? There was more emphasis on the "who" than on the "cares".

I care about Pawlenty. He seems like a nice guy but I agree someone should have told him to stay home

Post by **TheDancinMonarch** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:06 am

OL FU wrote:
TheDancinMonarch wrote:
I care about the overall process. I don't care that Pawlenty was in the race or that he has now left the race. Did anyone even notice that he was in the race? Also how could such a bland milquetoast ever get elected to anything? There was more emphasis on the "who" than on the "cares".

I care about Pawlenty. He seems like a nice guy but I agree someone should have told him to stay home

I'll agree with the "nice guy" description but I think Leo Durocher had it right when he said, "Nice guys finish last." or get out of the race first.

SuperHornet · Post by **SuperHornet** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 4:21 pm

He probably didn't stand a chance, but he also didn't realize that the winner of the IA Straw Poll has only won the big prize ONCE. There's still plenty of time to sway voters before the convention.

Post by **Appaholic** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:03 am

Not that he ever really had a chance, but his fate was sealed when he acted like a coward to Romney and wouldn't repeat his "Romneycare" analogy during the debate. Then he tried to get in a slapfight with Bachmann and she came out looking like the bigger person. Timmy reminded me of the kid in grade school who yanks a girl's ponytail in frustration being a given a swirlie in the boys lockerroom. In other words, he reminded me of an adolescent Citdog.....

bluehenbillk · Post by **bluehenbillk** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:31 am

Being a native Pennsylvanian now for almost 30 years - it amuses me that Santorun is even running, much less still in it - he got trounced in his last Senatorial bid & was labeled as a fringe or wacko guy...

Post by **Cap'n Cat** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:17 am

The clown commandeered a $6.2 BILLION budget deficit in Minnesota before quitting and he was going to run for President?????

SuperHornet · Post by **SuperHornet** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:23 am

Cap'n Cat wrote:The clown commandeered a $6.2 BILLION budget deficit in Minnesota before quitting and he was going to run for President?????

Well, that's better than a "community organizer" (whatever that is) with NO executive experience who has ratcheted the FEDERAL deficit several TRILLIONS of dollars.

Post by **AZGrizFan** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:26 am

OL FU wrote:
TheDancinMonarch wrote:Who (cares)?
No offense Monarch but I am always amazed when some one cares enough to open the thread and post that they don't care

I thought he was saying the next line to the song....

Post by **TwinTownBisonFan** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:21 am

Pawlenty was done in by HORSESHIT fundraising. He never threw enough red meat to the base, or threw enough elbows to convince too many people that he would "take it to" obama...

I always saw a path for him - as the candidate everyone settled on after they realized that Bachmann and Co. were too distasteful for general election voters - The John Kerry strategy.

That door is still open for Romney - he's well positioned to take up this mantle - but I can't help but wonder if the Repubs will snap out of their fervor and frenzy soon enough - or if they will really ride someone like Bachmann or Perry over the cliff... I used to think there were still enough rational actors in the GOP to stop the train... I'm just not as sure now.

BDKJMU · Post by **BDKJMU** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:41 am

bluehenbillk wrote:Being a native Pennsylvanian now for almost 30 years - it amuses me that Santorun is even running, much less still in it - he got trounced in his last Senatorial bid & was labeled as a fringe or wacko guy...

The libs might have labeled him a fringe or wacko guy, but they do that for most Republicans. If the libs DON'T label a Republican a fringe or wacko guy then that sends up red flags, meaning that Republican is likely a RHINO.

Post by **Grizalltheway** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:45 am

BDKJMU wrote:
bluehenbillk wrote:Being a native Pennsylvanian now for almost 30 years - it amuses me that Santorun is even running, much less still in it - he got trounced in his last Senatorial bid & was labeled as a fringe or wacko guy...
The libs might have labeled him a fringe or wacko guy, but they do that for most Republicans. If the libs DON'T label a Republican a fringe or wacko guy then that sends up red flags, meaning that Republican is likely a RHINO.

Good to know that blatant homophobia is par for the course in the GOP.

BDKJMU · Post by **BDKJMU** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:40 pm

GD Double Post....

BDKJMU · Post by **BDKJMU** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:41 pm

Grizalltheway wrote:
BDKJMU wrote:
The libs might have labeled him a fringe or wacko guy, but they do that for most Republicans. If the libs DON'T label a Republican a fringe or wacko guy then that sends up red flags, meaning that Republican is likely a RHINO.
Good to know that blatant homophobia is par for the course in the GOP.

Are you one of the silly donks calling anyone who says marriage should be between a man and a woman a homophobe?

Rob Iola · Post by **Rob Iola** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:46 pm

TwinTownBisonFan wrote:...
That door is still open for Romney - he's well positioned to take up this mantle - but I can't help but wonder if the Repubs will snap out of their fervor and frenzy soon enough - or if they will really ride someone like Bachmann or Perry over the cliff... I used to think there were still enough rational actors in the GOP to stop the train... I'm just not as sure now.

Who did you have in mind?

Post by **Grizalltheway** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:12 pm

BDKJMU wrote:
Grizalltheway wrote:
Good to know that blatant homophobia is par for the course in the GOP.
Are you one of the silly donks calling anyone who says marriage should be between a man and a woman a homophobe?

No, I'm one of those people with enough common sense to believe that people should be treated equally, regardless of sexual orientation, St. Onge.

Post by **TwinTownBisonFan** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:20 pm

Rob Iola wrote:
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:...
That door is still open for Romney - he's well positioned to take up this mantle - but I can't help but wonder if the Repubs will snap out of their fervor and frenzy soon enough - or if they will really ride someone like Bachmann or Perry over the cliff... I used to think there were still enough rational actors in the GOP to stop the train... I'm just not as sure now.
Who did you have in mind?

I used to think there were enough "mainstream" conservatives to stem the tide away from the fringe - people like George Will (who is also rounding the bend a bit sadly) or even Mitch Daniels, but they have been shunted to point that is so much worse than when I left the Party 11 years ago...

Post by **AZGrizFan** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:22 pm

TwinTownBisonFan wrote:
Rob Iola wrote: Who did you have in mind?
I used to think there were enough "mainstream" conservatives to stem the tide away from the fringe - people like George Will (who is also rounding the bend a bit sadly) or even Mitch Daniels, but they have been shunted to point that is so much worse than when I left the Party 11 years ago...

Aren't you only 30?

Post by **Wedgebuster** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:06 pm

Post by **TwinTownBisonFan** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:14 pm

AZGrizFan wrote:
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:
I used to think there were enough "mainstream" conservatives to stem the tide away from the fringe - people like George Will (who is also rounding the bend a bit sadly) or even Mitch Daniels, but they have been shunted to point that is so much worse than when I left the Party 11 years ago...
Aren't you only 30?

yep. i got started at 15 in the GOP had my first campaign job at 16 in 98 with a GOP congressional campaign... left the party in 2000 after Bush got the nomination

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