Tim Pawlenty & George Bush: Same outfit, same bad results
Today, a volunteer for the Alliance for a Better Minnesota came by my house and asked me 4 simple questions in a poll about the upcoming gubernatorial election. It was probably one of the most pleasant encounters I've had with someone going door to door. He gave me a piece of literature that contained the following. I thought it was so well said, I'm putting it here:
In his inaugural address in 2003, Tim Pawlenty made the bold statement: "I am anti-lousy results."
Really?
Well, almost 4 years later, Pawlenty is bringing us Bush-like results to Minnesota. He even said, "I'd stand with President Bush if his approval rating was 2 percent."
On issues important to Minnesotans, Tim Pawlenty hasn't accomplished anything. From health care to education, his record is all about lousy results.Since becoming Governor
His record on health care is lousy:
- Pawlenty forced through budget cuts that led to 38,000 Minnesotans losing their health care.
- Over 94,000 more Minnesotans went without health coverage
- Pawlenty proposed cuts in programs providing health care to seniors on fixed incomes and even proposed cutting health care for low income Minnesotans.
His record on education is even worse:
- Pawlenty cut funding to K-12 schools by $185 million.
- Pawlenty cut funding to Minnesota's colleges and universities by $386 million.
- Tuition has increased at the University of Minnesota by a whopping 33%.We need a Governor who will stand for Minnesota, not with George Bush.
