Pawlenty returns the call out
Gov. Tim Pawlenty is ramping up his criticism of President Barack Obama on issues ranging from abortion to defense spending.
Pawlenty took several shots at the president tonight in front of an approving audience at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC. The Republican governor also acknowledged being called out by the president via the Democratic National Committee for his recent comments about death panels in the health care reform proposal. Pawlenty said he had a return message for the president.
"Stop spending the country into bankruptcy," Pawlenty said. "Stop taxing us into oblivion. And the next time you address a group of young people, maybe you should apologize for the crushing debt you're putting on their shoulders."
Pawlenty also compared Obama's decision to stop a missile defense project in Eastern Europe to appeasement. He accused the administration of pulling the rug out from under Poland and the Czech Republic. Pawlenty is scheduled to make another political speech Saturday night in Ohio.
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You can listen to Pawlenty's speech here:
Meanwhile, an official with the DNC issued this statement to Politico about Pawlenty's speech:
DNC spokesman Hari Sevugan was quick to respond to Pawlenty's appearance, saying in a statement: "It looks like Tim Pawlenty isn't even going to offer the pretense of being anything but an extreme right wing radical anymore. At least it's honest, and if you've seen what he's said on health care lately you know that's a rare feat."