Bring Back the Country Club Republicans!

Four former Minnesota governors recently took Governor Pawlenty to task. Personally, I'm digging the part where Arne Carlson ("Endorsement? I don't need your stinkin' endorsement!") testified:

"And you cannot deny the right to basic health care. . . . It is wrong. The pain should be spread, and that means a tax increase -- particularly on those of us who can afford it."

Then he followed that up with some nice righteous indignation:

"A gun bill. How can you explain a [conceal and carry] gun bill?" Carlson asked. "How does anyone with an IQ that approaches double digits pass that kind of legislation?"

Seems strange to miss Arne, don't it?