[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Re: The Party of Pawlenty (Part 2)

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Re: The Party of Pawlenty (Part 2)
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1185115059.shtml


   The new [1]Party of Pawlenty site claims that leaders like Tim
   Pawlenty are the future of the Republican Party. In [2]Part 1, I
   disagreed, that a non-conservative is not going to enact a
   conservative agenda. A Republican Party that isn't conservative won't
   hold off the socialist hordes and in focused competition with "real"
   Democrats, won't win many elections either.
   Despite all this, is Pawlenty the exception? What is the secret to his
   success? I'll cut to my own chase: he's a chameleon. He's young,
   handsome, and above all, well-spoken, especially in front of a camera.
   Though powerful in numbers, the DFL has its own leadership troubles,
   allowing Pawlenty to be the ultimate shape-shifter. He was a strong
   Republican Superman in 2003, a weak Caspar Milquetoast in 2005, and a
   lucky Gladstone Gander in 2007. Throughout it all, his verbal skills
   carried him. In some cases, he's even able to convince some
   disgruntled fellow Republicans he did the right thing.
   So how do we peel this onion? What are the Governor's core beliefs and
   policies? And are they conservative? Take taxes, the raison d'etre of
   the Republican Party. His scorecard is pretty good and yet he
   needlessly raised taxes in 2005. He put the option on the table, not
   the Legislature. Not only that, he lied to the base, calling it a fee,
   and an end justified the means.
   We also have the Twins stadium tax increase to consider, and I will in
   part 3.

References

   1. http://www.partyofpawlenty.blogspot.com/
   2. http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1185074256.shtml