US Snooze: Romney down, Pawlenty up because of McHouse flap

[BeyondGeography]

Too bad, if true:

DENVER—As Sen. John McCain comes to an end in his search for a running mate, there are new indications today that he is looking at Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and not foe-turned-pal Mitt Romney. Sources close to Romney tell us that his camp has not had vice presidential talks and dealings for a while, leading them to believe that the other running mate topping McCain's list has edged him out. Of concern is the likelihood that the Democrats would dub a McCain-Romney ticket the richest ever. In fact, at a breakfast today, when I asked Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow if the Romney name would help in the industrial state once governed by his dad, she turned the question to Romney's wealth. She even added up the number of houses Romney and McCain have, coming to a total of 12. Though "the Romney name is well known" in Michigan, she says, the economic elitism label the Democrats would hit the ticket with would roll over Romney's brand name.

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2008/08/26/mccain-pawlenty-looking-better-than-mccain-romney.html

[DJ13]

1. Him being McCains VP sounds like a stale candy

"Old & Pawlenty"

[ebdarcy]

2. How do Minnesotans feel about Pawlenty?

Is he generally blamed for the bridge collapse?

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

5. The only reason Timmeh the Tool was elected

is that in both races third party candidates bled off enough Dems to let him squeak through. Typical careerist Repuke of his generation, who turned his back on his legitimately working class roots to shill for fundies and corporations. He's a vacuous dick and as some DUer put it, dull enough to put a hyperactive chimp jacked up on meth into a coma.

Biden would eat him alive in ten minutes.

[ebdarcy]

7. Thanks. I don't know that I've ever seen him speak.

But then again, a lot of the republican shills look and sound so much alike that I sometimes have problems telling them apart.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Yes.

Timmy the Tool likes to veto anything that involves $ for stuff that helps regular people, especially infrastructure and schools. The Taxpayers League owns his ass.

[ebdarcy]

9. Eww, he sounds horrible.

It seems like he has an appropriate nickname.

[Cosmocat]

3. This would be GREAT news ...

first, I do think it would be a fantastic theme as the election rolled on to say, OVER and OVER and OVER ...
two candidates, 12 houses.
two candidates, 2 houses.

Which ticket has YOUR best interests at hand.

That being said, I firmly believe that Romney would be real trouble as VP, and that everyone else is a backbencher. IF the house thing, if the Biden primary attacks on BO used has forced them to look over what Romney said about McCain and what McCain said about Romney, which is of MUCH greater volumn and substance, if whatever pushes McCain from a Romney pick, that is GOOD news for BO.

[LisaM]

4. I hope it is Pawlenty

Then the ads can pair images of the collapsed bridge against images of Katrina.

Pawlenty made a remark right around the time of the bridge collapse stating that the taxpayers had scored a "victory" because the state government had rejected a spending bill that included infrastructure repair. Add that into the fact the convention is in the Twin Cities and it will be a GOP nightmare.

[GoesTo11]

6. Intrade: Romney 63.0 (+2), Pawlenty 21.0 (-4)

Someone doesn't agree w/USA today. The full house ticket is coming.

[Vinca]

10. Pawlenty would be good - King of the Decrepit Bridges. nt