Will T-PAW Say This To Their Faces At Lincoln Days?

Minnesota Governor and Presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty will be in St. Charles two weeks from today as a featured speaker for the Missouri GOP's annual Lincoln Days event. 

Something tells me his remarks to the Republican incumbents seeking reelection and promotion to higher office will deviate slightly from his statements to Esquire Magazine about "the State of the Republican Party."

"The Republicans had their shot not long ago to address the real needs and concerns of everyday Americans, and they blew it.... Over the time that they were there and had the leadership opportunity, they blew it. We got fired for a reason."

"The party got into a whole bunch of corruption and personal scandals that weren't compatible with the principles it claimed to stand for."

"We just lost our way. You can't say that your hallmark issues are that we're going to control spending, keep taxes low, and make government accountable, and then go to Washington and do the opposite.... Let's face it, when Republicans had total control over it, they didn't do what they said they were gonna do."

"The marketplace measurement in politics is something called an election.... And in 2006 and 2008, the marketplace was telling the Republicans, We prefer the products and services of your competitors."

Roy Blunt must be thrilled with Pawlenty's honest assessment.