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The budget stalemate continues at the Capitol with no resolution in sight. The latest salvo comes from Gov. Tim Pawlenty. In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller and House Speakers Margaret Anderson Kelliher today, the governor chides them for failing to come up with a credible plan to close the state’s $4.6 billion deficit.
Pawlenty claims that the DFL-controlled legislature has authorized spending of roughly $34 billion, while only creating revenues of $31 billion. “Your approach puts me in the position of evaluating your bills without having a viable plan from you to pay for them,” Pawlenty writes. “Before we commit the state to write checks from the public checkbook, I need to know how you intend to cover the $3 billion hole in your plan noted above.”
On Saturday the governor vetoed a tax bill that would have raised $1 billion in revenue. Pawlenty also states in the letter that he’s available to meet with the DFL leadership. Legislative leaders met with the governor yesterday, but both sides reported little progress. The legislative session is slated to end in five days.
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Comment posted May 13, 2009 @ 4:15 pm
As Timmy looks toward Washington and that big White House he longs to occupy our state continues to have serious problems he will continue to sweep under the rug. Continuing to blame others for our problems. Showing no leadership and his my way or the highway attitude.
Comment posted May 13, 2009 @ 6:01 pm
The saddest fact of all is that Pawlenty is doing all of this to shore up his so-called conservative bona fides on a pipe dream that will never (repeat: NEVER) happen. When all is said and done, we’ve lived through several lost years and face a massive margin call when these gimmicky debts of his come home to roost. Tim Pawlenty will be nowhere near the White House and some poor S.O.B. is going to have to clean up Pawlenty’s mess (while receiving no gratitude for the effort).
Pawlenty needs an overdue trip to the woodshed by the electorate in 2010 so we can start to repair the damage.
Comment posted May 13, 2009 @ 9:49 pm
Pawlenty is a prick. He doesn’t negotiate and he doesn’t collaborate on anything. He doesn’t even work to get passage of bills he claims to support. He lives for photo ops and opportunities for name calling and retribution. He’s one sick puppy. If he’d spend a few years in therapy and deal with his own shit then he might be of some use to this state and other people. If not, forget it.
Comment posted May 14, 2009 @ 10:10 am
Typical Lefties. Tax payer as ATM. Any of of you fools actual have real jobs, houses, cars, kids, etc? Increased taxes take money out of my pocket that I otherwise would spend, putting dollars into the economy AND into government through sales taxes.
I’m sorry. I forgot that the moon-bat-run public schools do not teach basic economics anymore. We can’t have the reality of legal theft (taxation) taught to tender young minds.
Comment posted May 15, 2009 @ 11:50 am
Dearest T-Paw,
You callous jacka$$. My home will be lost and my 9 children will be without health care or food or a car or anything. When we die in the street, will you attend our funerals?
Comment posted May 15, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
Um, Artie, he’s not so much putting money into the economy as running up our credit card bill and spending down the savings account. He’s giving you enough money to go out and buy the new ATV while taking a second mortgage out on your kid’s future. God forbid someone in your family ever become disabled in Pawlentyworld.
The thing that makes us moonbat typical lefty fools is that we see more than 5 minutes into the future. We see more than one domino at a time.
Just continue staring at the nice shiny object, Artie. Ooohh it’s so pretty.
Comment posted May 22, 2009 @ 11:15 pm
Does anyone else feel like a terrorist is prepared to destroy Minnesota to further his own political future?
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