Pawlenty: McCain Not Vetting Me For Veep

Contrary to a blog report this week, Gov. Tim Pawlenty today said he is not being vetted by John McCain's campaign as a possible running mate.

"I have not been asked to provide any documents or information to the McCain campaign," Pawlenty said as he headed into a noontime speech to an energy conservation group at the St. Paul Hotel. He also said he hasn't authorized anyone to provide information about him to the campaign.

Marc Ambinder reported in theatlantic.com on Monday that "Republicans close to the McCain campaign" say Pawlenty, a national McCain campaign co-chairman, is one of eight to 10 candidates that "veepstakes supervisor" A.B. Culvahouse has begun vetting.

Pawlenty dismissed that report as speculation. "I'm not aware that I'm under consideration," he said.

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Comments

[wm1066]

Pawlenty has been lusting for this position since...forever.
Remember this Republican Upside Down World where everything they say is the opposite.

[OhComeOnNow]

Cra*p!!! That means we are still stuck with him - yech!!

[Marlyn]

Obama should choose Pawlenty as his VP. Then they would be: "BO Pawlenty"

[OhComeOnNow]

BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA - good one!

[AxelDC]

Maybe McCain has read the polls showing him down by 13 points in MN, WI and IA and realized that Pawlenty won't do him any good.

Now that Crist has become a heterosexual, he can safely pick him for VP and lock up Florida, the state that could destroy his campaign if he loses it.

[Grunty1]

Oh please do! I want this Fascist enabler out of my state!