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Pawlenty. Wow. May 26, 2011 9:06 am TB

After his anti-ethanol piece in Iowa, he goes to Florida and talks entitlement reform.

And then there's Romney. Sigh. by TB 2011-05-28 08:54:44
- Has anyone actually sat down and calculated the energy budget (not just the economic tradeoffs) for ethanol? It takes ... by ER 2011-05-28 11:43:21
  - Corn ethanol is a racket. The companies that thrive on it are textbook examples - literally - of government ... by TB 2011-05-28 12:39:52
I hear the screech as he plummets to earth, nosediving himself into oblivion. by Eri 2011-05-26 16:55:02
- As always Eri, you have a wonderful way with words. I appreciate honesty in politics as much as anyone, and it ... by mcfly 2011-05-27 17:07:47
We shouldn't be too hard on this guy, so far, the rest of the Republican hopefuls are a ludicrous gang ... by ER 2011-05-26 10:43:34
- He might be dull so far, but who knows, there may be an Aqua Buddha in his past. by mcfly 2011-05-26 11:19:09
  - TB, ER...you guys are cracking me up. Both humorous responses. I'm feeling a little bad about bringing Aqua Buddha up. Apparently ... by mcfly 2011-05-26 13:07:18
    - Yeah, I know it was just a harmless prank and no one got hurt...but you have deprived me of the ... by ER 2011-05-26 13:16:14
      - Almost as much fun as getting you down to Primal Rant mode. I can see the ear smoke on ... by TB 2011-05-26 13:56:07
        
        Take a deep breath, bucko. That ain't ear smoke. :) by ER 2011-05-26 14:10:05
        
        Well, heck, you better cut back on the cajun food then. by TB 2011-05-26 14:33:17
  - I had to look that one up. Good grief, where do they get these guys? It's like "Invasion ... by ER 2011-05-26 12:26:51
  - The Democrats are lucky. They're running a guy that, judging from 2008, apparently doesn't have a past. by TB 2011-05-26 11:27:03
- Come on. You guys are going to ride "Barack H. Obama, Super Genius!" all the way down to the ... by TB 2011-05-26 10:58:31
  - What we've learned, TB, is that in the last two years the world has not come to an end, ... by ER 2011-05-26 12:17:41
    - You might want to look again. Who's hysterical? Did you check out the Ryan proposal and the accompanying ... by TB 2011-05-26 12:26:32
      - Listen to yourself, Tom, and tell me with a straight face you're not hysterical. Face it, your major objection ... by ER 2011-05-26 12:30:17
        
        PS: And I'll let you in on a little secret. He's not being liberal enough. He keeps ... by ER 2011-05-26 12:43:45
        
        Who won in 2010 again? The media made much of two major conservative candidates who lost. Not so ... by TB 2011-05-26 12:48:47
        
        Tom, you should know by now, the last election don't mean squat. It's the next election that matters. You've ... by ER 2011-05-26 13:11:26
        
        "Tom, you should know by now, the last election don’t mean squat. It’s the next election that matters." Odd. Not ... by TB 2011-05-26 13:42:14
        
        Hysteria? Moi? Tom, I don't come here every day spamming the premises and selling my snake oil, desperately trying ... by ER 2011-05-26 14:07:41
The man's downright disruptive. Could make him worth listening to, and certainly gets him talked about. Smart. by mcfly 2011-05-26 10:13:02
Wow is right. How can he be so heavy handed about entitlements but refuse to even consider defense cuts? ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-05-26 09:44:21
- I agree that defense has to be on the table with entitlements. It's one of the Big Three. ... by TB 2011-05-26 10:06:18
  - I say Big Four. No ax hike on the rich, no deal. by ER 2011-05-26 12:32:53
    - Sure. Double them. Triple them. Confiscate their entire income. I went over the numbers on that once. It's amazing ... by TB 2011-05-26 12:57:26
      - It's amazing how information no one believes gets repeated ad nauseam. Tell me, do you find the sound of ... by ER 2011-05-26 13:27:06
    - I meant "TAX hike." Hmm, musta been a Freudian slip. : ) by ER 2011-05-26 12:34:42
Well, the guy speaks honestly, and isn't afraid of stirring up a hornets nest and that's always a plus in ... by ER 2011-05-26 09:42:20
- TPaw is the only serious GOP candidate among a cast of clowns. The guy is so boring he will ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-05-26 09:58:23
  - Yeah, I'm going to let Kos tell me how it is. The incumbent's shoes are pretty damn big and floppy, too. ... by TB 2011-05-26 10:16:50
    - Lighten up, Tom. You have to admit, that op-ed piece WAS pretty funny. by ER 2011-05-26 10:48:27