of breakthrough performance at this week's debate? things are not only going bad for mr. pawlenty right now, they do not look like they are getting any better. but wait. silver lining. one way that things are not really going badly for tim pawlenty right now, this is a home page for leading authorities, people who give speeches for money. there front and center, tim pawlenty announces presidential bid. tim pawlenty is one of their speaking talents. what does running for president translate to? why promote that your client is running for president? it translates to higher speaking fees. while running for president, tim pawlenty is giving speeches for money. not stump speeches but paid speeches. which means income for his speaking agency and income for him. mr. pawlenty delivered one such paid speech today in san francisco, to the lobbying group that represents health insurance companies. so running for president, even if it only gets you 3% in new hampshire after you have been running this emphatically for this long, it can still have a benefit. a cash money benefit.