Vin Weber

Will Norm Coleman run for governor? Politico says “a decision could well come before the end of the year,” based on what his friends are saying. One pal puts the likelihood of Coleman reprising his 1998 guv bid at 55 percent.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty will address members of the Republican National Committee July 30 in San Diego. It’s a chance to introduce himself to party leaders, Politico reports, quoting an unnamed adviser’s view that “a lot of Republicans don’t know who he is.”

New Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele sees rosy prospects for a re-elected Norm Coleman in a statement the RNC released today. But Coleman’s past haunts him when it comes to money matters, says Politico in an extended rehash of the former U.S. senator’s finances that’s lightly spiced with sympathetic ruminations from former U.S. [...]

Friday morning at the Humphrey Institute, former congressman, now lobbyist and big-time Republican insider Vin Weber gave an outstanding overview of the state of conservatism, focusing largely on the race for the Republican nomination for president.

Weber is the best I know at promoting his (Republican) side and his (conservative) cause without denying the obvious or [...]