George Pataki has been background noise for a while now, even as he digs his toe into the dirt and aww schuckses that he ain't about to try to be president. Jist yet, anyhoo.
But today he spat on his hand and patted down the cowlick.
He's here. He's making a speech. He also narrating a new Iowa cable teevee ad saying we're spending too much money. And he's having breakfast with Governor Branstad tomorrow. Reporter Jennifer Jacobs made me smile with:
He delicately expressed some discontent with the current lineup of candidates.
Just like us. We often express delicate discontent with nose warts, don't we?
(Dr. Paul and Gov. Johnson are excepted, of course.)
We'll watch the George show a while before we put him on the official candidate list.
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One of the dynamics here is deep concern by the Iowa political class is that that our caucuses are beginning to produce more yawns than a Joe Biden speech. I think I see a quietly desperate move by the GOP pros to do anything they can to return to those thrilling days when Iowa was the center of the universe. Padding the candidate field is one way to do that, and I'm thinking of having New Dog Libby call a presser to announce that she will make a decision in July.
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