James Rowley reports on a taped interview with Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty for Bloomberg TV's "Political Capital with Al Hunt".
Pawlenty acknowledged he was considering seeking his party’s 2012 presidential nomination.
“I’m going to finish out my term as governor” and “try to speak out to how the Republican Party can and should improve,” he said. “If that gets some traction and some momentum, then I would consider” running for president.
T-Paw also slammed the stimulus in the i/view, claiming "only $160 billion of it was stimulative".
[Hat tip: CBS Political Hotsheet]
UPDATE: Pawlenty's walking back on those Prez comments a bit.
"What I've said before, and I just said it a little different in the Bloomberg interview, was I haven't ruled anything out or in.
And that includes whole array of private sector potential choices or interests, as well as public service. But as to whether I may of may not stay in politics, or may or may not be involved on the national level, I just don't know the answer to that."
