So it begins. And all because he uttered nine words: "When America goes to war, America needs to win." TPM's
Josh Marshall: "Saddled with the image of a cowardly or cowering figure, [Tim Pawlenty] now feels compelled to react to most every new situation with the most he-manish, over-the-top or high-noon sort of answer. But rather than erase that impression, it embeds it because it all comes off forced if not farcical, focusing our attention on his shortcoming rather than convincing anyone it doesn't exist. Now he's stuck in a feedback loop ... And just like that Pawlenty is now off on a media tour channeling some weird composite of Winston Churchill and Tony Soprano. And coming from such a soft guy, it only makes him seem more preposterous. ... The more he struggles the deeper he's stuck. For all his reckless courage, this brown paper bag has overmanned him." Man, I'd hate to be Pawlenty's campaign manager right about now. His boy just took another media torpedo hit, and more are in-bound. Batten down the hatches.
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