I love the way he won in a Blue State running as a successful conservative. And non-conservatives respect him.
I see Palin, Romnney, and Huckabee as non-starters.
Pawlenty said as he announced his climate change commission, “our global climate is warming, at least in part due to the energy sources we use. We cannot solve it by ourselves, but we need to lead and do our part. We also need to push for an effective national and international effort.”
http://spectator.org/archives/2007/07/23/republican-governors-who-wilt
Pawlenty is a definite non-starter for me, along with the Huckster and Romney.
I’ll take Palin over those guys any day, as a matter of fact I’ll take Joe The Plumber or Jim the electrician over any of those guys.