I'm bet he's really bummed about giving up that sure-thing Romney administration position LOL.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81430.html

Quote:Onetime Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty is stepping down from his role as co-chair of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign to become head of the bank lobbying group The Financial Services Roundtable.

Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor who was on the short list of candidates to be Mitt Romney’s vice presidential running mate, will replace Steve Bartlett, who earlier this year announced he was leaving his post as the group’s president and chief executive officer. Bartlett is a former member of Congress and mayor of Dallas. Pawlenty will take over effective Nov. 1.

“My work with Mitt has been a privilege.” Pawlenty said in a statement released by the campaign Thursday. “As the campaign moves into the home stretch, he has my full support and continued faith in his vision and his policies.”

Pawlenty said he informed the Romney campaign a “couple of days ago” of his decision and that as a condition for employment at the Roundtable, he has also agreed not to take a position with a possible Romney administration

Max Power Wrote:I'm bet he's really bummed about giving up that sure-thing Romney administration position LOL.

No, he's moving to the surest-thing there is in an election between two Wall Street puppets.

Looking forward to Obama bringing him into the administration.

Well you can absolutely cross him off the short list of folks running for President in 2016.

Why? Gingrich was a lobbyist for Freddie Mac and won a few primaries.

Wow quitting to be a lobbyist... Maybe the long game is a position in the Obama administration, they *LOVE* hiring lobbyist.

Or maybe just maybe, he knew he wasn't on the list for a cabinet position, so he took what was offered to him right at the moment?

Come on.. if you could get a nice-sized salary from some job offer, you'd take it a heartbeat..