In all the excitement over the Canadian election [eh? Ed.] we must not lose sight of the fact that the Excited States of America will elect its own head cheese in about 20 months. Given the lameness of the present duck, one would think that dozens of Republicans would be lined up at haberdasheries across the land to buy hats to throw into the ring. One would be wrong.
Whether it's Hussein's improved ratings or the distracting events overseas, the fight for the GOP nomination seems to be a long way from the opening bell. So far only one (1) candidate wannabe has pitched his fedora in the direction of the squared circle. That would be Tim "Timmy" Pawlenty, former governor of that staunchly Republic state, Minnesota.
All you need to know about Timmy is that he was touted for the No. 2 spot on the GOP ticket last time around, but was rejected by John McCain in favour of, errr, former Python Michael Palin. [Are you sure about this? Ed.]
In Walt's estimation (lifetime pct: .974), Mr Pawlenty has two chances of seeing his name at the top of the ticket. Possibly he is just promoting his book, Courage to Stand: An American Story. Amazon has it at 45% off the cover price. [Memo to Amazon: Send cheques, please. No more book tokens!]
If I had to put my money down with Jimmy the Greek this early in the game, I'dgo with Mitt Romney. Why? Because he's the one putative candidate we can be sure isn't Muslim! I'll give you the early line in September.
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