Seriously, did anyone actually read anymore on the issue? No. OK, let me help.

While I agree that it looks pretty awful in a PR sense of awful, when you read an entire article on the matter, as I did, you may find that the use of the money was OK’d by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Maybe you should be railing against the DVA?

“Michael Pugliese, deputy commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs, said Pawlenty’s policy adviser contacted him about using Buckley’s services, and Pugliese said he thought it was an opportunity to use her contacts to reach out to some of the more than 60 percent of veterans who do not seek benefits.”
http://www.startribune.com/pol.....2&c=y

A couple bullet points from the Mormon belief system:

1. The Apostasy – All Christianity past Christ was a heresy until Joseph Smith redeemed it. (The Great Apostasy)

2. The Planet Kolob. Plus, when you die, you get to become a god with a bunch of wives on your own planet. Not like a god, a god. On the plus side, this provided the underlying mythology for Battlestar Galactica, so I’ve gotta give them credit there.

3. Magic underwear. Seriously. Magic underwear. I probably already put in enough links to end up in moderation, but I’m sure you’ve heard at least a bit about it.

Part of the thing with Mormonism is that as this stuff becomes better known it’ll come across as either deeply offensive to many Christians (things like the Great Apostasy) or deeply hilarious to many non-Christians (interplanetary gods, magic underwear). Throw in the recent scandals like polygamous child brides in the Fundamentalist Mormon church and Mitt’s going to be facing a PR nightmare.

That said, I do think he’s going to end up the nominee, as the Republicans have in almost every case nominated the runner-up from the previous open election. And you can count on the Republicans flogging Mitt ruthlessly with this stuff during the primaries. I can’t even begin to imagine the whisper campaigns.

...$30,000 from the license plate program was supposed to go to the Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs, but instead paid for a position at the faith-based office which is part of the Pawlenty’s office.

So IOW, the “veteran’s” plate money was applied directly for Wingnut Welfare? Smooth. Unfortunately, the fact that this particular diversion was for “faith-based” purposes will probably assuage any possible objections Republicans might have. After all, maybe the position Pawlenty was financing was for coordinating sending Our Troops copies of the Conservative Bible or something.
Anyway, IOKIYAR covers (and excuses) a multitude of sins….

Which is some serious irony, since he got elected as a Democrat in blue Mass, and now, as a Republican, the usual getting arrested problems occur.

Of course, he’s not the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but even he might be grasping this.

Are there any moderate Republicans left in the country?

Where have you gone, Jacob Javits? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

Woo-woo-woo.

Are there any moderate Republicans left in the country?

No.

We have Dead Republicans and Republicans that aren’t dead yet. That’s it.

serious radical leftist? Alan Grayson? When you’re through smoking whatever you’re smoking, there’s a seat in rehab for you.

Student loan reform is attached to health care bill, too.

Damn you, lizard brain!