...I recently returned from my fourth trip to Iraq and my second trip to Afghanistan.... the rule needs to be 'When the United States goes to war, the United States wins'.
Source: http://www.gop12.com/2009/09/pawlenty-when-us-goes-to-war-us-wins.html
Showing posts with label Tim Pawlenty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tim Pawlenty. Show all posts
Monday, September 7, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Great Description of T-Paw
This is when it's handy to be vanilla. You think it's the vodka that's going to land a blow to your head, or the decadent chocolate a blow to your heart.
But since Pawlenty is so Pawlenty, he can point fingers without anyone noticing the middle one's also extended.
Source: GOP 12
But since Pawlenty is so Pawlenty, he can point fingers without anyone noticing the middle one's also extended.
Source: GOP 12
T-Paw on Health Care
Add health care to the issues that Republican Punk loves Tim Pawlenty, the governor of Minnesota, on for the 2012 election. Politico has a new article on the way the good governor has thrown himself into the health care debate as the middle ground between the Massachusetts model of Mitt Romney and the harsh rhetoric of Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich:
Pawlenty said he has three major objections to Democratic plans: the public option, possible tax increases on small and medium-sized businesses and the “massive spending disaster” that would result if health care were added to a federal budget.
The Minnesota governor also supports the right to pool insurance risk across state lines, opening up private insurance markets to allow consumers to buy a policy from nearly anywhere, creating an electronic billing and prescription system, the prohibition of coverage denials based on pre-existing conditions, portability guarantees and incentivizing hospitals and patients to reduce the cost of individual visits.
His approach doesn’t always land him in the headlines, but it’s winning him notice as a serious voice in the debate without damaging his Minnesota Nice brand.
This approach is almost identical to what this blog would like to see done, and is almost certainly a middle ground that could pass through the Senate (though probably not the current House, which has too many liberals to accept giving up the public option while allowing people to buy across state lines.) The article is highly recommended reading for those who haven't already jumped on the Pawlenty band wagon.
P.S.
There is also a great one sentence description of the man I've come to adore:
“That’s Tim’s nature. He’s a quieter sort, he’s more about policy. I just don’t think it’s in his nature to use heavy rhetorical flourishes,” said Donatelli. “I think if he becomes a candidate, his message will be that he has been a successful conservative, pro-free market governor in a very blue state. That would be the one-sentence description of his political career.”
Pawlenty said he has three major objections to Democratic plans: the public option, possible tax increases on small and medium-sized businesses and the “massive spending disaster” that would result if health care were added to a federal budget.
The Minnesota governor also supports the right to pool insurance risk across state lines, opening up private insurance markets to allow consumers to buy a policy from nearly anywhere, creating an electronic billing and prescription system, the prohibition of coverage denials based on pre-existing conditions, portability guarantees and incentivizing hospitals and patients to reduce the cost of individual visits.
His approach doesn’t always land him in the headlines, but it’s winning him notice as a serious voice in the debate without damaging his Minnesota Nice brand.
This approach is almost identical to what this blog would like to see done, and is almost certainly a middle ground that could pass through the Senate (though probably not the current House, which has too many liberals to accept giving up the public option while allowing people to buy across state lines.) The article is highly recommended reading for those who haven't already jumped on the Pawlenty band wagon.
P.S.
There is also a great one sentence description of the man I've come to adore:
“That’s Tim’s nature. He’s a quieter sort, he’s more about policy. I just don’t think it’s in his nature to use heavy rhetorical flourishes,” said Donatelli. “I think if he becomes a candidate, his message will be that he has been a successful conservative, pro-free market governor in a very blue state. That would be the one-sentence description of his political career.”
Monday, August 17, 2009
More T-Paw Goodness
Tim Pawlenty has always counted on dry humor while still addressing the issues as a prime advantage as (likely) seeks the White House in 2012. (See him knocking the Obamacare here.) Well, at his speech to GOPAC this weekend, he has added some new strong statements to his reportoire:
“It appears that President Obama is making great progress on climate change, he is changing the political climate in the country back to Republican,” Pawlenty said during a speech to the second annual GOPAC conference in Chicago.
“He went around the country last fall promising ‘change we can believe in,’ but now we see it’s about changing what we believe in,” said Pawlenty, an anticipated 2012 Republican presidential contender. “We need to be calling out the flaws and misguided decisions of the Democrats in Congress and the Obama administration.”
“Medicaid is essentially bankrupt, Medicare is essentially bankrupt, why the heck would we give the federal government another entitlement program to manage?” asked Pawlenty.
“We had people, leaders in the Republican Party and conservative movement, saying we couldn’t talk about [health care],” the Republican governor said. “Are you kidding me? There is no other pocket book issue that directly affects people as much as this.”
“We need to be more than critics of the Obama administration,” he said. “We can’t just be critics in chiefs.”
“We have an educational system in the United States that isn’t cash for clunkers, it’s clash for flunkers,” he said. “This idea in this country that anyone is forced to go to a bad school is disgraceful.”
“This is the civil rights issue of our time,” he said, describing the plight of inner city schools and urging the state lawmakers in the crowd to address the lower performances of schools in some of their states more depressed areas. “It is a disgrace and it is a moral imperative…we need to rise up and fix this.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26138.html#ixzz0OSI6rsaw
“It appears that President Obama is making great progress on climate change, he is changing the political climate in the country back to Republican,” Pawlenty said during a speech to the second annual GOPAC conference in Chicago.
“He went around the country last fall promising ‘change we can believe in,’ but now we see it’s about changing what we believe in,” said Pawlenty, an anticipated 2012 Republican presidential contender. “We need to be calling out the flaws and misguided decisions of the Democrats in Congress and the Obama administration.”
“Medicaid is essentially bankrupt, Medicare is essentially bankrupt, why the heck would we give the federal government another entitlement program to manage?” asked Pawlenty.
“We had people, leaders in the Republican Party and conservative movement, saying we couldn’t talk about [health care],” the Republican governor said. “Are you kidding me? There is no other pocket book issue that directly affects people as much as this.”
“We need to be more than critics of the Obama administration,” he said. “We can’t just be critics in chiefs.”
“We have an educational system in the United States that isn’t cash for clunkers, it’s clash for flunkers,” he said. “This idea in this country that anyone is forced to go to a bad school is disgraceful.”
“This is the civil rights issue of our time,” he said, describing the plight of inner city schools and urging the state lawmakers in the crowd to address the lower performances of schools in some of their states more depressed areas. “It is a disgrace and it is a moral imperative…we need to rise up and fix this.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26138.html#ixzz0OSI6rsaw
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Huntsman's Four-Day Work Week Worked
Another example of innovative ways to save money being pushed by Republican governors (for those wondering, these men, Pawlenty, Huntsman, Daniels, etc., are the leaders of our party):
Last year, Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman put most state employees on a four-day/10 hours per day work schedule. The goal was to save money on energy and utilities.
Since then, energy use has been cut by 13%, and there are other, positive consequences to the plan, as well.
Employee surveys have also shown that most state workers like the new schedule -- absenteeism and overtime are down and customer complaints have steadily dropped. Even wait times at the Department of Motor Vehicles have decreased under extended hours Monday through Thursday.
Source: GOP 12
Last year, Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman put most state employees on a four-day/10 hours per day work schedule. The goal was to save money on energy and utilities.
Since then, energy use has been cut by 13%, and there are other, positive consequences to the plan, as well.
Employee surveys have also shown that most state workers like the new schedule -- absenteeism and overtime are down and customer complaints have steadily dropped. Even wait times at the Department of Motor Vehicles have decreased under extended hours Monday through Thursday.
Source: GOP 12
Monday, August 3, 2009
Michael Bloomberg Made McCain Shortlist
Interesting news from the Washington Post:
Eventually, McCain narrowed his choices to six finalists.
In addition to Palin, they were independent-Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman; McCain's former rival, Mitt Romney; Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty; New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg; and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal have been a finalist had he not taken himself out of contention.
While Bloomberg would have certainly been a better pick than Lieberman or Palin, the other "maverick" picks, it's interesting how much of his very-serious potentials were high risk, high reward ideas.
Another interesting note is that, since the article points out that Jindal pulled himself out of contention, it implies that Mr. Bloomberg would have been happy to join the Republican ticket.
Hindsight is always very cool...
Hat Tip: GOP 12
Eventually, McCain narrowed his choices to six finalists.
In addition to Palin, they were independent-Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman; McCain's former rival, Mitt Romney; Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty; New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg; and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal have been a finalist had he not taken himself out of contention.
While Bloomberg would have certainly been a better pick than Lieberman or Palin, the other "maverick" picks, it's interesting how much of his very-serious potentials were high risk, high reward ideas.
Another interesting note is that, since the article points out that Jindal pulled himself out of contention, it implies that Mr. Bloomberg would have been happy to join the Republican ticket.
Hindsight is always very cool...
Hat Tip: GOP 12
Monday, July 27, 2009
T-Paw Named Vice-Chair of the RGA!!!
Title says it all. New national spot for the leader of the (self-titled) Sam's Club Republicans.
Friday, July 24, 2009
T-Paw Has Some Strong Words For ObamaCare
On what has apparantly (and unintentionally) become the most talked-about topic on Republican Punk, the favored 2012 candidate of this blog has stepped up with some strong rhetoric on the topic:
What you don't see in this video is Governor Pawlenty urging the party to not make health care about Obama, but rather attack the (very bad) policy behind it. He also takes an early 2012 shot at one of the frontrunners, Mitt Romney, by pointing out that the Massachusetts health plan did not contain costs and that the state is now looking for a federal bailout.
What you don't see in this video is Governor Pawlenty urging the party to not make health care about Obama, but rather attack the (very bad) policy behind it. He also takes an early 2012 shot at one of the frontrunners, Mitt Romney, by pointing out that the Massachusetts health plan did not contain costs and that the state is now looking for a federal bailout.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
T-Paw Becoming More and More Popular
In his own state...but still, it's a REALLY blue state that just elected Al Franken.
That a boy, Paw!
Very favorably: 28%
Somewhat favorably: 27%
Somewhat unfavorable: 15%
Very unfavorable: 28%
(Courtesy: Public Polling)
Hat Tip: GOP 12
That a boy, Paw!
Very favorably: 28%
Somewhat favorably: 27%
Somewhat unfavorable: 15%
Very unfavorable: 28%
(Courtesy: Public Polling)
Hat Tip: GOP 12
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