Pawlenty just told Stephanopolous that he didn't know how many years of tax return he gave Romney

[Skidmore]

but it was "a lot of them." He was clearly trying to dodge a direct answer not only in his verbal and nonverbal response.

How does someone not know the answer to a question like that? Really. If you are applying for a job, you know exactly what is asked of you for documentation as part of the process.

[valerief]

1. Pawlenty must be applying for a LOT of VP jobs, I guess. Can't keep them all straight. nt

[BeyondGeography]

2. Pants on fire

At least the question was asked.

[1StrongBlackMan]

3. I heard that ...

I just wish george had asked the obvious follow-up question: "Was it more than 1 and 1/2 years worth?

[Skidmore]

4. Steph always softballs Rs.

It's hard to believe he served in a Dem administration.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Timmy the Tool is being a loyal suckup

even though -- once again -- he got passed over for the running mate job because the candidate needed someone who would "energize" the base. Timmy isn't capable of energizing anyone except maybe his dog when he fills the dog food bowl (making sure to save a little for Granny). Still, he blinks back the tears and soldiers on, maybe hoping he'll be rewarded with a job in the federal government they all love to hate so much. Romney could certainly find a place for him in his administration, perhaps Undersecretary of Infrastructure Neglect. So he keeps sucking up, just as he has done throughout his political career; can't say anything that might reflect badly on the man to whose ass he has firmly affixed his lips, like a lamprey in a suit.

[Ruby the Liberal]

6. He may not know.

He strikes me as being so desperate for relevance that I could see him offering over a lifetime of tax returns, along with the PIN to his bank accounts, medical and veterinary records going back 20 years, auto repair and mileage logs, and the password to his groupon account.

He honestly may not know what all they actually looked at.