The Republican field for President in 2012 may have just gotten a little smaller
It seems to always be the case in political circles, that the higher your aspirations for political office the more careful you should be in demonizing another because as soon as you gather the slightest traction on that issue, something comes to light that you wish would have stayed buried. This appears to be the case for Michelle Bachman and Tim Pawlenty. While Bachman may have already been dismissed by some, Pawlenty may have been seen as a clear choice with no major questions to answer. Not anymore according to the article by Michelle Goldberg for The Daily Beast titled Bachmann and Pawlenty's Ponzi Pal. According to this article “Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann sought pardons for a major campaign donor now accused of fleecing faith-based charities in a Ponzi scheme. The 2012 presidential hopefuls should answer for helping make Frank Vennes Jr. respectable, writes Michelle Goldberg.” The article continues to chronicle this connection between these ...