Talking yesterday to Politico, Tim Pawlenty had some harsh words for his fellow Minnesotan as a presidential candidate:

In an interview Wednesday, Pawlenty was more direct and pointed about his fellow Minnesotan, suggesting that Republicans would be irresponsible to make Bachmann the nominee.
“Certainly the party, for the good, has become more conservative — but it hasn’t become reckless,” he said when asked whether the GOP has become so radicalized in response to Obama they they’d nominate an insurgent like Bachmann.

(Hat tip: GOP12)

Pawlenty also said yesterday that a presidential candidate must be able to work “all of the time.” He didn’t mention Michele Bachmann by name, but he said it after questions had emerged about whether her migraines ever caused her to be unable to function.

But in an interview with Fox News host Greta Van Susteren last night, Pawlenty called the discussion of Bachmann’s migraines “mostly a sideshow.”

“I’ve observed Congresswoman Bachmann,” Pawlenty continued. “I’ve never seen her have a medical condition or impairment that would seem to be a concern.”

“What I said today generically, applying to all candidates, not her, is that anybody who’s going to serve as president of the United States of course, has to be able to do all of the job all of the time, 24/7. That’s just common sense. It’s not a debatable proposition,” he added.

Pawlenty said he would “defer to the medical professionals” about whether Bachmann was able to handle the 24/7 demands of the presidency.

Pawlenty’s and Bachman’s rivalry reportedly goes back to their days serving together in Minnesota’s state government.