Eric “Big E” Pusey over at The Minnesota Dusty Trice brought<\/a> it up<\/a> and I couldn’t help taking a look for myself. \u00a0And wouldn’t you be surprised what I found. \u00a0Gov. Tim Pawlenty was for term limits before he was against them.<\/p>\n But he wasn’t just for term limits, he actually went so far as to introduce a bill. \u00a0This means he really<\/em> meant it. \u00a0Back when he was a turd-flinging back-bencher.<\/p>\n This was a year before he became a serious politician. \u00a0A year before he was elected Minority Leader in the House. \u00a0A year before he understood how much he liked power.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n One wonders where Pusey got this narrative; Pawlenty has always “liked power” (i.e. been highly motivated in his political career, often seen as a good thing when it’s not Republicans).<\/p>\n No person may file to be a candidate for election to a term in the house of representatives or senate that, if served, would cause the person to serve more than ten consecutive years in the legislature. That’s all well and good, Timmeh, but your bill also included term limits for Governor as well. \u00a0Where do you stand on term limits now?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n [What’s that buzzing sound?\u00a0 Do you hear a buzzing sound?]<\/p>\nShort Bus Collection Of<\/strike> “Progressive” Whackdoodles So Big It Must Be A Stimulus-Funded<\/strike> Project<\/em> hops up and down and notes the blazingly obvious<\/a>; Tim Pawlenty has turned on his previous – as in, over 12-year-old – support of term limits:<\/p>\n\n
\n(From HF30 as introduced Jan. 10, 1997<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n