Posted on 09/20/2012 7:45:15 AM PDT by Vaquero
Tim Pawlenty quit as co-chair of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign on Thursday to become one of Wall Street's top lobbyists in Washington. Pawlenty, a former governor of Minnesota, will lead the Financial Services Roundtable.
The move came with Romney's campaign struggling to find its stride with just seven weeks left before Election Day. Polls show the former Massachusetts governor running neck and neck with President Barack Obama in a contest both sides predict will be very close
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He’s waiting for the debates. If Romney kills Obama during the debates, which seems likely as Obama has done little to prepare for them, while Romney has done nothing but prepare for them. He will then spend the entire month of October doing ad blitzes to deliver the coup de grace.
The Democrats have been doing what you are suggesting, ever since it was likely that Romney was going to win the nomination, and it has had little effect of pushing Obama over the top.
People are generally most affected by political adscduring the last two weeks of a campaign.
Hey Romney, hire Newt Gingrich!
Great reference post - Thanks.
You know I “get” where you are coming from about Romney,
he was my very last choice over Obama. But I think you
do not have a hope that the congress will change anything.
They have abdicated any power they have by letting Obama
get away with the crap that he’s done already.
I see only a very small hope that Romney can get anything
fixed either, but I’ll vote for him over the thing in the
white hut now.
You know I “get” where you are coming from about Romney,
he was my very last choice over Obama. But I think you
do not have a hope that the congress will change anything.
They have abdicated any power they have by letting Obama
get away with the crap that he’s done already.
I see only a very small hope that Romney can get anything
fixed either, but I’ll vote for him over the thing in the
white hut now.
Great info... a keeper. Thank you.
I can’t stand him, never could yet I’ve never met him nor know anything about him. I guess it’s because he reminds me of someone whose a suck-up.
Pawlenty (thankfully) gone, punches being thrown by Mitt. Co-een-kee-dink? I think not.
Some rats should be pushed.
I'd read it as MYTH WHITE HORSE GOD FROM KOLOB ROMNEY is a degenerate pathetic con man liar and coward and "Bishop" from the mormon cult and LOUSY candidate from a party of blue blood country clubbers with greedy pulled back wives, and even "TPAWL" (whatever the heck that was supposed too be) realizes it.
Doesn't matter which faction of the Washingtonians are in control,collapse is inevitable.
Only thing too be worked out is how much they steal and extort from us before they go under.
3-1 odds I get zotted TONIGHT at Free Republic.
[Yes...Work was THAT bad today.I only have three Sam Adams left and Glengarry GlenRoss is playing on the DVD player.]
Posted on September 20 2012 - 4:04 PM - Posted by: Doug Brady | Follow Doug on Twitter!
I’m not sure how to interpret this.
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has resigned as a national co-chairman of Republican Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign to lobby for Wall Street. He has also ruled out a run for governor or Senate in Minnesota in 2014.
The Financial Services Roundtable announced Thursday that Pawlenty will become its new president and chief executive officer on November 1. Pawlenty adviser Brian McClung told The Associated Press that Pawlenty ruled out the races as he prepared to take the job heading the Wall Street lobbying group.
“With this new position, Governor Pawlenty is taking off the table running for U.S. Senate or governor in 2014,” McClung said in an email. Pawlenty did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
Pawlenty was an early entrant in the Republican presidential campaign, but he ended his bid last year after a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses. He was also a finalist to be Romney’s vice presidential running mate.
I can think of four possibilities. In order of likelihood (least likely to most likely), they are as follows:
A) T-Paw believes Romney will win but won’t give him a plum job in his administration. This is hard for me to swallow. Pawlenty has been on board Team Mitt since he lost a straw poll to Michele Bachmann (remember her). And who can forget T-Paw’s the Iowa Straw Poll. And who can forget T-Paw’s refusal to confront Romney after his clever “Obamneycare” construction. Pawlenty had Mitt in his crosshairs over Romneycare and gave him a free pass without so much as a whimper. Mitt rewards loyalty (how else can we explain that incompetents like Andrea Saul and Eric Fehrnstrom still have jobs) and would certainly, in my opinion, have given T-Paw a prime job in his administration.
B) T-Paw was simply miffed at being “passed over” for the VP slot for the second time in as many elections. That can’t be good for the ego.
C) T-Paw, the self-described ”Sam’s Club Republican” has had a change of heart, and decided that he’d rather join that ”big triangle of greed” about which he once spoke rather than rail against it. Becoming a banking industry lobbyist offered him a symbolic and dramatic way to illustrate that change. Kind of like ripping the band aid off in one swift motion rather than slowly peeling it away.
D) Having seen the latest polling data and intrade trends – and the disarray inside the Romney camp — T-Paw has decided to flee the sinking ship while he could. He’s afraid that being associated with the Romney campaign will not be much of a resume enhancer … quite the opposite. (Think Steve Schmidt and the McCain campaign). The lobbying gig presented him with an irresistible life raft, so to speak, and T-Paw jumped into it head first.
Is there an option E that I missed? I’m open to possibilities.
Pawlenty?
Is that Looser still around?
He is just pissed He isn’t getting some sweet Position in the New Administration....
You beat me to the punch!!!!
Who’s Pawlenty?
The MSM has made sure to include that Romney is “struggling in polls” in this story.
But I honestly think Pawlenty has been bitter ever since he was denied the VP slot
BEAUTIFUL TRUTH.......
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