Jordan Independent - Pawlenty's proposal - Comments

Maybe he's angling to be

Tom Schardin — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:41:22 -0600

Maybe he's angling to be John McCain's running mate.

His name has been mentioned for that more than once. Minnesota is a swing state. The Republican convention is here. Pawlenty and McCain are buddies. McCain campaigned for Pawlenty's governorship. Pawlenty is supposedly a rising figure in the conservative party and he's young, so he takes some of the rust of McCain.

Watch out for the McCain-Pawlenty ticket.

And I agree with your blog post.

Pawlenty's proposal

dhelke — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:31:56 -0600

I cannot believe that a governor of a state facing a significant budget deficit would put forth a proposal to reduce the sales tax by one-eighth of one cent. His reasons for proposing this are not even close to any type of real solution. First, he is mad at the legislature for overriding his veto and wants to stubbornly stick to his no tax platform. I guess it might make him happy, but that doesn't register as justifciation for such a proposal. Secondly, he claims it will be a stimulus to the economy.