Tag Archives: Tim Pawlenty

Hot Fudge Sunday June 5th

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Sundays bring us the political talk shows. If you see something interesting on one of them, jump on the comment board and talk about it. According to Politico, here is the lineup for this week’s shows: Meet the Press (NBC) … Continue reading →

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Republicans Off the Starboard Bow!

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Health care reform is rapidly becoming a real ‘Kobayashi Maru‘ test for Republicans. Star Trek fans will recall this test as being the ‘n0-win scenario’ from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. The test is a computer simulated training exercise … Continue reading →

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Hot Fudge Sunday May 29

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Sundays bring us the political talk shows. If you see something interesting on one of them, jump on the comment board and talk about it. According to Politico, here is the lineup for this week’s shows: Meet the Press (NBC) … Continue reading →

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“It’s Alive!” The Republican Franken-Candidate

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Many critics (including me) have postulated that there isn’t one potential Republican candidate that doesn’t have an Achilles Heel. Romney has Romneycare (and the Mormon thing). Huntsman has the ‘Obama supported me’ (and the Mormon thing). Pawlenty has the boring … Continue reading →

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Weak Tea

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Mr. Universe

The exit of Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump from the Republican candidacy race for President has left the Republican field in a state of disarray. Newt Gingrich has had several hard days since throwing his hat in the ring. He stuck … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Fifteen Minutes Are Over

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Public Policy Polling released a new poll showing that Donald Trump had fallen rapidly from the top spot to just barely ahead of the number seven spot. I don’t think anyone is really surprised by that. Here are the numbers: … Continue reading →

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In This Corner…Mitt Romney

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Monotreme

2012 Contender Series: Willard Mitt Romney or … Dreams from My Father MittRomney.com is live! On Monday, April 11, 2011, “Mitt” Romney announced the formation of an exploratory committee to help him pursue the Republican nomination for President of the … Continue reading →

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In This Corner…Tim Pawlenty

Posted on March 23, 2011 by dcpetterson

2012 Contender Series: Tim Pawlenty (Ed. note: Pawlenty officially withdrew from the Republican Presidential race on Sunday, August 14th after a poor showing in the Iowa Straw Poll) This issue of the Contender series will be a little different from … Continue reading →

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CPAC Straw Poll

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Monotreme

CPAC Straw Poll results are out Ron Paul – 30% Mitt Romney – 23% Gary Johnson – 6% Chris Christie – 6% Newt Gingrich – 5% Tim Pawlenty – 4% Michele Bachmann – 4% Mitch Daniels – 4% Sarah Palin … Continue reading →

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Hot Fudge Sunday February 13

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Michael Weiss

Sundays bring us the political talk shows. If you see something interesting on one of them, jump on the comment board and talk about it. Unsurprisingly, Egypt dominates the shows this week. According to Politico, here is the lineup for … Continue reading →

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