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I give the president credit for at least one thing. He’s proven that someone can deserve a Nobel prize less than Al Gore.

— Tim Pawlenty

Tim Pawlenty, Third in Iowa Straw Poll, Bows Out

Say "Goodnight, Gracie"!

It's funny, but, after awakening to analysis that third place "kept him in the running", Tim Pawlenty announces he is dropping out of the presidential race.

Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty announced on Sunday he is dropping out of the Republican presidential contest, after a distant third place finish in a key test vote.

Pawlenty made the announcement after finishing with 2,293 votes Saturday in Iowa's Ames Straw Poll -- seen as a key indicator of who will fare well in early nominating contests next year -- over 2,500 votes behind winner Representative Michele Bachmann and second place finisher Ron Paul.

The Pawlenty campaign, officially launched in May, "didn't get the kind of traction and lift we had hoped coming out of the straw poll," he told ABC's "This Week."

Maybe it's for the best. I have a hard time imagining "President T-Paw".

Cross posted at LCR, Say Anything.

'Robamacare'

Last week, presidential contender Tim Pawlenty called the health reform law “Obamneycare.” On Tuesday, he called it “Robamacare.”

The names may switch, but there’s one thing Pawlenty says he won’t change: He won’t let up his attacks tying opponent Mitt Romney’s health reforms to those signed by President Barack Obama.

Robamacare. Has a nice ring to it! (And gave me the chance to recycle one of my favorite photoshops!)

H/T Memeorandum

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I say, when you’re paying to buy the pizza, it’s okay to have a slice. Now, if you were a liberal Democratic governor and you opposed military spending, are you not going to take National Guard funding? If you were a liberal who opposed No Child Left Behind, are you going to take federal funding in education? So I’m wondering why that standard is only being applied now to conservatives.

-Gov. Tim Pawlenty