[Speed Gibson,
Saturday July 21, 2007 at 10:17pm]
Re: The Party of Pawlenty (Part 1)
I heard of this site, The Party of Pawlenty, on the NARN's Final Word with King Banian and Michael Brodkorb.
It represents a collective opinion of many people, all probably my betters in such matters. But I respectfully disagree that candidates like Governor Tim Pawlenty represent the best hope of the Republican Party, to "enact our conservative agenda." That's the problem I have. Tim Pawlenty is not a conservative.
Tim Pawlenty has a good record overall, no question, and certainly better than DFL candidates he defeated would have now. The same could also be said for U.S. Senator John McCain at the national level, for they both commit an unacceptable number of unforced errors. These errors not only hurt the party, they result in bad government for all, as in the Twins Stadium bill and Campaign Finance Reform.
Any political party will have its upstarts and mavericks. Most still contribute much to the overall effort. Such "diversity" is actually a plus, lest you wind up with a monolithic, extremist party like the Democrats seem intent on building. But there is no need to recruit or develop more of them. They are not in short supply.
It represents a collective opinion of many people, all probably my betters in such matters. But I respectfully disagree that candidates like Governor Tim Pawlenty represent the best hope of the Republican Party, to "enact our conservative agenda." That's the problem I have. Tim Pawlenty is not a conservative.
Tim Pawlenty has a good record overall, no question, and certainly better than DFL candidates he defeated would have now. The same could also be said for U.S. Senator John McCain at the national level, for they both commit an unacceptable number of unforced errors. These errors not only hurt the party, they result in bad government for all, as in the Twins Stadium bill and Campaign Finance Reform.
Any political party will have its upstarts and mavericks. Most still contribute much to the overall effort. Such "diversity" is actually a plus, lest you wind up with a monolithic, extremist party like the Democrats seem intent on building. But there is no need to recruit or develop more of them. They are not in short supply.