President Pawlenty?
In my March 24 post “The unknown Minnesotan,” I reported former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty had formed a committee to explore the possibility of running for the 2012 Republican presidential...
View Article‘Pawlenty’s Moment May Have Arrived’
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination in Des Moines, Iowa yesterday As I said in the May 20 post “President Pawlenty?,” former Minnesota...
View ArticleBattle of the North Stars
Ever since Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., turned in a surprisingly strong performance in the first Republican presidential debate in mid-June, she has been something of a media star. Also, Rep....
View ArticleMisfire for T-Paw
Despite his status as a longtime governor of heavily Democratic Minnesota and the fact he’s been campaigning since 2009, Tim Pawlenty’s presidential campaign is in a heap of trouble. Mr. Pawlenty had...
View ArticleThe North Star fades
Well, it’s time for me to eat some crow! In my May 24 post “Pawlenty’s Moment May Have Arrived,” I not so subtly insinuated that former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty would likely be a formidable...
View ArticleThe billionaire boys
Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Conn., sure knows how to pick ’em. He’s using his status as an incumbent not facing re-election this year to raise money for his buddies in Congress. March 25, I posted on...
View ArticleHawkeye Biden
Vice President Joe Biden has long harbored presidential ambitions and for nearly two years, he has hinted that he plans to run for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. However, as I noted back...
View ArticleOh, the irony of it
Yesterday (Feb. 12), Vice President Joe Biden spoke to a crowd at Iowa’s Drake University. According to an Associated Press report, Mr. Biden addressed the 2016 presidential election, something that...
View ArticleHillary doesn’t get it
During her bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Rodham Clinton told the Philadelphia Daily News editorial board about a trip she took to Bosnia while first lady in the 1990s....
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