Live Free or Die
During a speech to GOP activists in New Hampshire, Governor Pawlenty criticized federal spending, the health care bill being debated in Congress and President Obama's failure to deliver bipartisan agreement on key issues.
Pawlenty called federal government spending a "Ponzi scheme," said the Democrat's version of the "Live Free or Die" motto would be "grow government and stagnate" and called the health care bill a monstrosity.
Here's the speech:
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Meanwhile, Democrats are criticizing Pawlenty for leaving Minnesota again. The DFL Party released a statement saying Pawlenty should end the charade and say he's running for president.
DNC spokesman Frank Benenati says Pawlenty should be focusing less on New Hampshire and more on Minnesota:
"I think Tim Pawlenty should care less about his 1.2 percent name recognition nationwide and care more about $1.2 billion deficit in Minnesota."