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A Pro Choice Veep For McCain?

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DENVER, CO – Where in the world is Gov. Tim Pawlenty?

With the MN governor in Denver today to continue his role as an offensive lineman for the Republican Party, reporters are bent on determing where he'll be tomorrow morning.

Pawlenty, a much talked-about vice presidential prospect, said that he is "scheduled to be and plans to be" doing a weekly scheduled radio show from the Minnesota State Fair tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. He told reporters that he will be leaving Denver this afternoon, bound for his home state.

The interest in Pawlenty's whereabouts comes with the news that John McCain will debut his vice presidential pick tomorrow in Dayton, OH.

The MN governor would not answer any questions about the vice presidential process, including a volley of queries about how recently he has spoken with his party's presidential nominee. "I refrain from answering any questions relating to the VP selection process," he said. "We're going to allow Senator McCain to make that announcement."

Pawlenty's tea leaves offered little news to reporters hungry for the veep scoop, but don't miss this answer from another GOP surrogate present at the morning GOP press conference. When Sen. Jon Kyl, McCain's Arizona colleague, was asked if the Republican Party would be deeply divided if McCain was to pick a pro-choice vice presidential nominee, he responded that his Arizona colleague is a "strong conservative."

"But" he added, "he has also willing to take on orthodoxies and to be a maverick at times. Certainly not to be President Bush on certain key issues. And I think the American people respect that."

"If the American people believe and the Republican Party believes that John McCain has good reasons, sound reasons, for making the judgments that he makes," Kyl continued, "then I think that they will be very very supportive of him regardless of who he selects."

(NBC/NJ's CARRIE DANN)

12 Comments

Dear Sen.. Kyl,
Here's one GOP'er who will tell the Good Admiral to stuff his Saddleback lies in his ear and often remember 2008, when he had a chance to be President....and blew it.

Dear Sen.. Kyl,
Here's one GOP'er who will tell the Good Admiral to stuff his Saddleback lies in his ear and often remember 2008, when he had a chance to be President....and blew it.

Dear Sen.. Kyl,
Here's one GOP'er who will tell the Good Admiral to stuff his Saddleback lies in his ear and often remember 2008, when he had a chance to be President....and blew it.

Dear Sen.. Kyl,
Here's one GOP'er who will tell the Good Admiral to stuff his Saddleback lies in his ear and often remember 2008, when he had a chance to be President....and blew it.

Dear Sen.. Kyl,
Here's one GOP'er who will tell the Good Admiral to stuff his Saddleback lies in his ear and often remember 2008, when he had a chance to be President....and blew it.

I am Pro-BABY Republican soccer mom from Ohio. Tom Ridge and Lieberman are Pro-ABORTION. Mitt Romney is pro-Baby but belongs to the Church of LSD. Governor Tim Pawlenty has the right values for this country but at the wrong time, and in politics timing is everything. I hope Senator McCain listens to the recommendations of his wife Cindy, before picking anyone. She is a role model for women in this country and can probably give him some good advice. None of these four, however, are Presidential material if McCain dies in office.

I am Pro-BABY Republican soccer mom from Ohio. Tom Ridge and Lieberman are Pro-ABORTION. Mitt Romney is pro-Baby but belongs to the Church of LSD. Governor Tim Pawlenty has the right values for this country but at the wrong time, and in politics timing is everything. I hope Senator McCain listens to the recommendations of his wife Cindy, before picking anyone. She is a role model for women in this country and can probably give him some good advice. None of these four, however, are Presidential material if McCain dies in office.

I cannot believe the amount of time and coverage today to the announcement than John McCain made a deciision about the VeePee... is it news that he made a decision? The coverage is ridiculous and CNN got sucked into allowing time and coverage of John McCain to announce that he made the decision ... overblown coverage about nothing. Let him announce the name, or at least announce that he will announce the name, or announce that he willl announce that he will announce ... get my drift?

McCain does not give a damn to whether someone is pro-choice or not.

A perfect fit for McCain is Harriet Miers.

hey Pro-BABY and Pro-McCain,

I hope you are joking about Cindy McCain being a role model.

Cindy McCain is a drug addict who stole money from a non-profit charity to buy her drugs. Just google it and you will get thousands of hit.

Cindy McCain used to be a spoiled rich mistress of McCain when McCain was still married to his first wife.

Cindy McCain also thinks that the only way to get around in a big state like Arizona is by a private plane. That is how she told the press about McCain's private plane.

Cindy McCain is a perfect role model for "talk about family values during day time and then bang mistresses, hookers, young page boys at the night time" republicans.

Breaking news:

McCain picks Pariis Hilton as his running mate.

Is Paris Hilton Prochoice?