WaPo: ‘Palin Pick Leaves Bruised Feelings’

Which paper do you read?

From the Boston Herald:

Mitt Romney lauds McCain’s Sarah Palin pick

By Jessica Heslam
Friday, August 29, 2008

Former Bay State Gov. Mitt Romney - considered a leading contender for John McCain’s running mate - praised the Arizona senator’s surprise pick today, saying Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s story is “inspiring.”

“Governor Palin’s story is one that all Americans will find inspiring,” Romney said in a statement issued earlier today.

“She’s a Washington outsider with a commitment to the conservative principles that will make our nation stronger. I look forward to campaigning for Senator McCain, Governor Palin and Republicans all across the country,” Romney said.

From Minnesota’s Pioneer Press:

Pawlenty calls Palin an ‘outstanding pick’

By Dennis Lien

Gov. Tim Pawlenty this morning praised the Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain’s choice for a running mate.

“She’s an executive, she’s a reformer…and she is going to be a great leader for our country,” Pawlenty said after his weekly radio show at the Minnesota State Fair.

From the Washington Post:

Palin Pick Leaves Bruised Feelings

By Anne E. Kornblut

DENVER — Though it was high in shock value, the Palin pick left bruised feelings among the short-list contenders who were not picked — and infuriated some Republican officials who privately said McCain had gone out on a limb, unnecessarily, without laying the groundwork for such an unknown.

Two senior Republican officials close to Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty said they had both been rudely strung along and now “feel manipulated.”

“They now know that they were used as decoys, well after McCain had decided not to pick them,” one Republican involved in the process said.

Wonder which spin will become the “truth”?

(Just kidding.)