The popular Washington Post blogger-in-chief and Connecticut native Chris Cillizza had some coverage of 2008 Prescott Bush Awards Dinner keynote speaker Gov. Tim Pawlenty on his blog yesterday.

Later this month, Pawlenty will travel to Connecticut to headline the 30th annual Prescott Bush Awards Dinner — a gathering that lured plenty of GOP bigwigs as speakers in the past. (Pawlenty got a rough bit of local press recently when the Hartford Courant — The Fix’s hometown paper! — revisited his ill-considered comments about his sex life.)

Pawlenty remains one of the most viable picks for McCain. He hails from a midwestern swing state where he has won two statewide elections, and he is generally liked by the fiscal and social conservative wings of the party.

The Prescott Bush Awards Dinner will be held June 27, 2008, at the Stamford Sheraton. Festivities begin at 6pm.  Make sure you reserve your table now.