T-Paw

Right now, at this very moment in time, I would really like to just devote an entire entry to who I consider a very strong contender for the GOP nomination.  I have talked about him many times in this blog, and I have even quoted him once.  I am talking about Tim Pawlenty, or as I like to call him, T-Paw (this is his actual nickname…I am not making this up).  As mentioned in a previous blog entry, T-Paw is Minnesota’s former governor.  This man stands for the idea of freedom, right to life, and lower taxes.  Those are not his only stances, but you get the idea.  The man puts the serve in conservatism.  He wants to serve the people, and he feels that the Obama Administration has not been serving the people the right way.  The man even has his own PAC.  It’s called the Freedom First PAC, and it supports Republicans across the country in their endeavors to uphold conservatism.  Anyway, that’s just a little background on the potential candidate, but what I really, really want to talk about are his activities over the past few weeks.

According to Politico, when Pawlenty kicked off his campaign, he was excited to see who was going to run.  He anticipated the future debates and every potential nominee having to come up with a political stance.  He couldn’t wait to get his ideas about the deficit and spending reform out to the people.  In the process, he even chastised all of the potential candidates who were more caught up with bus tours and polls, especially Sarah Palin, a woman that has been flirting with the press.  You know what…good for him.  It’s about time that someone is getting their head in the game and actually thinking of making a difference in the country (for a change).  Tim Pawlenty is ready to take part in debates and stand up for the issues that are important to him.  He isn’t focused on the idea of becoming popular through stalking the press.  The best way to get press is to do something good and to let them come to you.  You have to make news in order to be on the news.  I really feel as if the mass media in this country has fallen away from that.  Gossip is now what is becoming news.  The news this past week has been all about Sarah Palin’s secret tour of the East Coast.  SHE ISN’T EVEN RUNNING!!!!!!  If she is, she’d better follow T-Paw’s advice and “get in if you’re going to get in”.

Over the past few weeks, T-Paw has been talking A LOT about Medicare reform.  He believes that the system is damaged and needs to be fixed.  According to ABC News, in an interview on This Week, he said that he would back the recently proposed Ryan Medicare Plan.  The plan that was formulated by Republican Rep. Paul Ryan would overhaul the existing Medicare program.  However, Pawlenty mentioned that if he were president today that he would support it only if a few addendums were added to it.  He said he would keep the whole plan, but he would push to have Social Security Reform added to it.  Pawlenty really cares about the idea of financial reform in the US, and it’s about time that someone actually does.  While the debt ceiling issue still remains, the press has been covering things like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Donald Trump as political news.  Also, fiscal reform comes with financial freedom for all US citizens, and Social Security and Medicare become part of this deal.  Pawlenty stands for freedom on all fronts, and he is adamant about making sure that everyone gets it.

Finally, I would like to talk about what this man did only yesterday.  As we all know, Sarah Palin has been gallivanting around the East Coast, looking for chances to be on the news, and hooking up with Donald Trump for a few minutes.  What Sarah Palin hasn’t been doing includes answering questions on important issues (i.e. the economy and immigration) and actually deciding to join the race.  For the latter, well, T-Paw accomplished that last month.  As for the questions…according to the New York Times, Tim Pawlenty spent the day yesterday in the northwest corner of Iowa actually getting to know his voters.  He answered all of their questions and proved himself to be a good contender to go up against President Obama in 2012.  In the article itself, his itinerary for the day was outlined.  It said, “By the time he arrived here [place not specified] to meet with 20 Republicans for afternoon coffee, he had already had lunch with 15 people in nearby Orange City, where his campaign picked up the tab for the all-you-can-eat buffet at the Pizza Ranch. He started his day at a bakery in Sioux Center, where eight people formed a semicircle around him. Along the way, he did interviews with local radio stations and newspapers, and also helped fill sandbags for flood victims in Sioux City.”  Okay, I know that this is a really long quote, but I just wanted to give you an idea of exactly what he has been up to.  He has been meeting with small groups of Republicans to discuss the nation’s issues, his stances on them, and his future plans to solve them.  He is simply not going to get up in front of a large, 1,000 person crowd every day and give the same spiel every time.  He wants to get to know his voters on an individual basis.  Now, of course, he cannot do this with every Republican in America. However, those people who he admirers can spread the word about T-Paw.  I’m telling you, this man is on the right track to become the GOP nominee.

Well, I hope you enjoyed learning a little about the man whom I personally consider to be the coolest potential GOP nominee.  Not to mention, he also has a pretty good shot at ending up on the ticket November 2012.  This is me signing off saying, “Keep ticking, and stay informed!”

T-Paw approves these sources:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/us/politics/02memo.html?_r=1&ref=politics

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55829.html

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tim-pawlenty-back-ryan-medicare-plan/story?id=13712149