If Tim Pawlenty really wants to be McCain's running mate, he should probably stop bashing the GOP and praising Obama, as he did today at the annual GOPAC Summit in Arlington, Va.:

Pawlenty said that Republicans such as Ronald Reagan had ideas, but he added that in recent years, "The Republican idea factory has seen a little stagnant."

Pawlenty offered positive comments about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, saying "people gravitate when you have something positive to say."