Pawlenty: Big in Canada

Canada's Liberal Party claims that a new Stephen Harper campaign ad bears a strong similarity to a recent Tim Pawlenty commercial. The Globe and Mail writes this morning that "a slick new Conservative television ad that seeks to present Stephen Harper as a statesmanlike leader bears an unusual …

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Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday April 6, 2011

Pawlenty Jumps on the Anti-Fed Bandwagon

Pawlenty's receiving criticism for claiming that the injection of “fiat money” into the economy has weakened it. But this isn’t the worst thing he’s said on monetary policy. Tim Pawlenty is receiving a lot of criticism for comments he made about monetary policy on Morning Joe , when he argued …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Pawlenty's Cap and Trade About-Face

By going on the record and apologizing for once backing cap-and-trade, has Pawlenty hamstrung his ability to respond to future environmental challenges? Here is what I don't understand about Tim Pawlenty's reversal - not only on cap-and-trade - but also on any concern for climate change …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 30, 2011

Pawlenty Aces His Screen Test

Tim Pawlenty's new exploratory committee video looks sleek and smart and modern, which is by the way how the Republican party ought to look. How much do I like this Tim Pawlenty exploratory video? I like it a lot. Let me count the ways: I like the way Pawlenty talks …

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Written by David Frum on Monday March 21, 2011

T-Paw: The Generic GOP Choice?

The Kristol-Barbour falling out is getting all the headlines, but the real story is Pawlenty’s falling in with Bill Kristol. Real Clear Politics offers a clear summation of the Kristol-Barbour spat. But it's easy to read this story upside down. The real news here is not the Kristol-Barbour …

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Written by David Frum on Friday March 18, 2011