By Baird Helgeson
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has faced criticism lately for a busy travel schedule that has occasionally kept him away from St. Paul during the state budget crisis. The critics likely won't be silenced after a Fox News Channel appearance Tuesday, in which the anchor suggested Minneapolis is just another campaign stop.
Pawlenty, who is not running for reelection and is testing a possible run for president, recently visited Iowa and New Hampshire, must-see destinations for anybody with White House ambitions. He also held a fundraiser in Chicago and went to Michigan for a prayer breakfast. Anchor Bill Hemmer: "You've been to New Hampshire. You've been to Iowa. When do you go back?"
Pawlenty laughs. "We'll I don't have any current plans to go back to Iowa or New Hampshire. I do have a PAC, timpawlenty.com, where I travel the county to help my party and Republican candidates, but I don't have any current plans to go to Iowa or New Hampshire." Hemmer: "Well, we'll be following your travels, OK? Whether it's Minneapolis or New Hampshire or Iowa or Washington, D.C."
