Erato, look away

So our guv just vetoed the creation of a state Poet Laureate -- despite it being an honorary, unpaid position. What a jackass, that Pawlenty. Still, there's hope for an override.

Erato, by the way, is the muse of love poetry. I think when republicans like pawlenty dismiss the arts, they think mostly of work that would come under Erato's sway. But the rest of us know that Calliope, muse of epic poetry, records offenses like these in the histories of states.

Pawlenty, even more by the way, is pretty moderate for a repub (we're a purple state), and pretty unconvincing to everyone on every topic. And yet some beleive he may run for president in 2008. Silly.