What is your opinion of Tim Pawlenty?

[Maxwell]

the guys an absolute clown. No way. Its Mcdonnell, Portman, or Ryan.

[TJ in Oregon]

Probably a nice guy if I ever get the urge to meet someone who grew up in a working class community and whose father worked in a meat-packing plant. That's about all I can remember him saying on the campaign trail.

I do know someone who used to babysit his kids and this person says the kids were well-behaved and he's a good guy.

I don't think he would be an amazing VP choice or anything, but there are worse options.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

the guys an absolute clown. No way. Its Mcdonnell, Portman, or Ryan.

"Clown" implies that he is at least mildly interesting.

[Lincoln Republican]

Nice guy but too comparable to Quyale in my opinion, athough I think, personally, that Pawlenty is up to more than Quayle, and far more than Palin.

And Romney must absolutely avoid any possibility whatsoever that his VP could be compared to Quayle.

[Maxwell]

the guys an absolute clown. No way. Its Mcdonnell, Portman, or Ryan.

"Clown" implies that he is at least mildly interesting.

quite true. Although that one moment where he got called on Obamneycare was hilariously clownish.