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He-Man Pawlenty Backs Down Again

by David Kurtz
07.21.11 | 5:28 am

Tim Pawlenty’s flashes of machismo usually last about 24 hours before he retreats. It’s happened again, this time with the whole Michele Bachmann migraine business. Except this time it didn’t even take 24 hours.

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