Pawlenty Gears (Cheeses) Up

Since the last presidential election took place less than a year ago, it figures that any number of cookie cutter white Republicans regurgitating the same old betrayed GOP talking points are already forming their presidential pre-committees for the next election.

One of them?

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who hails from the land of Kirby Puckett, Fargo and permanent brain freezes. Seriously, people. You know that feeling you get when you eat your Wendy’s Frosty too fast?

That’s how Minnesotans’ brains feel all the time …

Anyway, from AP:

Pawlenty filed paperwork Thursday with federal regulators to form his Freedom First PAC, a national fundraising committee he can use to aid GOP candidates in upcoming elections. Past presidential candidates have started such committees to raise their profile ahead of a White House run, a possibility Pawlenty hasn’t ruled out.

Pawlenty introduces himself and touches on his anti-tax, strong-defense political philosophy in a video message on a new Web site that went live Thursday.

“This is an important time in America. The stakes are high and standing on the sidelines isn’t an option. I’m making a commitment to you to fight for our principles,” he said. “I’m asking for your support and I want to hear your voice.”

Good Lord.

“I’m making a commitment to you?”

“I want to hear your voice?”

Pardon us, but is this a friggin’ presidential announcement or an Air Supply video?  Because we’re confused … and not in a good way.

FITS readers will remember Pawlenty as the guy who became the head of the Republican Governor’s Association when S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford stepped down earlier this summer.

He said a bunch of cheesy crap back then, too, proving there’s no shortage of tan-fastic blowhards on the GOP bench.

The good news?  With this guy and uber-cheesed*ck Mitt Romney both running for President in 2012, we’ll have more material than we know what to do with …

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