He wasn't McCain's VP choice, but Pawlenty’s future is bright

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Just hours after he was a prize pig in the Republican vice presidential sweepstakes, Gov. Tim Pawlenty was back on his weekly radio show Friday talking about swine judging at the Minnesota State Fair. A day earlier, he was widely thought to be one of perhaps two finalists for the job as John McCain’s running mate.

By: By Patrick Condon, Associated Press