I don’t see his wishy-washiness as a ‘gift horse’. The article says he’s ‘considering’ it. Make a decision, man. Sarah and Rick Santorum are already in his corner. I doubt Pawlenty would make much of a difference anyway, if he ever decides what he’s going to do.
I don’t particularly care about Pawlenty himself — the man is a milquetoast. Always has been, always will be. It’s laughable to think of him as a standard-bearer of any type.
I just don’t want to see a precedent of “now Sarah has endorsed, everyone else is pointless” — allies are always needed, and pooh-poohing folks’ contributions will make them (or others watching) less likely to contribute in the future.