Pawlenty, while he governed my state, was very cozy with the Will Steger AGM crowd, and was a champion of ethanol subsidies. He was strong fiscally, and did the very best job I think he could do with Democrat controlled state houses regarding the budget, but he is in fact squishy on those isses. There are others. I think calling him a RINO is a bit overboard, but is he the best conservative being bandied about? I don't think so.
AGM=AGW. Upside down :)
Thank you Colonel for the insight “from the ground”.