Nice analysis. I’m glad Pawlenty is staying put here in MN.
On a not so serious note, did you try the Big Fat Bacon or the Pig Lickers? We’re just back from the Black Hills and can’t decide if we have enough energy to make the trek to the Fair. Bacon dipped in chocolate and sea salt might just do the trick. :)
We did go to the dairy building and get the malts with fresh raspberries. They were off-scale delicious.
Full Disclosure: ...Sweet Martha's chocolate chip cookies by the bucket with the all-you-can-drink milk.
Cheers!
“I’m glad Pawlenty is staying put here in MN.”
Hold on to that one...and tight!
President Bush snagged our Governor (Tommy Thompson) for his HHSD during his first term...and the ‘Rats moved in swiftly with little opposition. I know your State has a core of rock-ribbed Republicans in its legislature, but the rest of us consider MN a ‘blue’ state. Wisconsin is Purple...on a GOOD day, LOL! We have ‘Diamond Jim’ Doyle, a lesbian Lt. Governor (Babs Lawton), our CongressLesbian Tammy Baldwin, Senator Russ (’Me, Me, Me! It’s all about ME!’) Feingold, and ‘Confirmed Bachelor’ Herb Kohl. *Rolleyes* He’s not fooling anyone.
Yeesh! What a line-up!
It’ll take us decades to recover, so don’t make the same mistake we did! :(
Makes one wonder how much of that comes into play when a President or Presidential candidate selects someone for a VP slot or a Cabinet position. Maybe I read too much into it, but dang! I sure HOPE they consider the fact that they’ll lose ground in a particular state when they tap someone on the shoulder.
Who will take Sarah’s spot as Governor in AK? One hopes they have a (R) waiting in the wings!