Tim Pawlenty, Republican Presidential Candidate

Tim Pawlenty will probably wind up being Mitt Romney's running mate in the 2012 presidential election.

That statement begs the question, who the hell is Tim Pawlenty?

He's the current governor of Minnesota: widely regarded as being both a successful executive, moderate, a good speaker, telegenic and, well....normal.

Of the above adjectives, the two most important ones are 'moderate' and 'normal'.

You see, there aren't too many of those in the Republican party these days.

The smart money for the nomination is still on Romney--he's the next guy in line and he's filthy rich. But the smart money's also on whoever becomes the Republican nominee being routed by Obama in 2012.

So keep your eye on Pawlenty. He could be America's next Republican president. In 2016, that is...