Pawlenty

Recently I had the opportunity to listen to Governor Pawlenty (Minn.) speak to a group of small business leaders and workers. Since he is one of Senator McCain's top choices for the VP spot, I felt it would be worthwhile to get a feel for him and his ideas. He has a pretty decent record of accomplishments while governer as well, which made me a little more interested to see what he was going to say. My initial impression of the governor, before he began speaking, was that he didn't seem austere or unapproachable. He actually had a kind of sheepish grin stuck on his face. Once he began speaking, he definitely seemed like a down-to-earth kind of person. While some of his message was not impressive to me, I can see how he would appeal to a blue collar kind of citizen. With that said, I think he would be overwhelmed by Biden in a debate, and he probably wouldn't be able to swing Minnesota in favor of McCain anyway. But again, this is just my initial impression of the guy.