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Wisconsin’s Doyle joins Summer of Guvs dropping out

By Chris Steller | 08.17.09 | 8:34 am

This summer, it seems whenever you turn on the TV or tune in a radio newscast, another prominent pol has dropped out of contention for re-election. Republican governors especially have been dropping like flies: first Minnesota’s Tim Pawlenty, then Alaska’s…

Pawlenty to Jenny Sanford: Stand by your man… not!

By Chris Steller | 06.29.09 | 12:56 pm

pawlenty-sanfords-wynetteMinnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said on CNN Sunday he’s “glad” Jenny Sanford didn’t stand by last week as her husband, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, confessed before cameras to intercontinental philandering. (Off-camera, Pawlenty reportedly…

New role for T-Paw: ‘The Geek’

By Paul Demko | 06.26.09 | 10:19 am

pawlentyskyIn the wake of Mark Sanford’s marital meltdown, The Reliable Source, The Washington Post’s politico gossip column, is making casting suggestions for a new GOP reality TV program. Among the…

Sanford’s downfall may boost Pawlenty’s post-retirement political future

By Chris Steller | 06.24.09 | 4:41 pm

picture-12The stunning downfall of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford — and earlier, another Republican pol, Sen. John Ensign, who also fessed up to marital infidelity — “creates…

Tea party: Where were Minnesota’s elected officials?

By Andy Birkey | 04.16.09 | 2:49 pm

Across the country, Republican politicians glommed onto yesterday’s Tax Day Tea Party movement — much to the consternation of grassroots organizers. But in Minnesota, only one elected official put her name on the events: Rep. Michele Bachmann.

2012 madness: T-Paw upset by S.C. senator

By Paul Demko | 04.01.09 | 3:23 pm

pawlentyGov. Tim Pawlenty has crapped out of the elite eight in National Public Radio’s contest to see who will head the Republican ticket in 2012. After surviving a tough battle…

Dems offer online form letter with drop-down apologies to Limbaugh

By Chris Steller | 03.04.09 | 11:23 am

rush-letter1Democrats have invented an online tool that generates apology letters to Rush Limbaugh with a series of drop-down menus for filling in the blanks.