Governor vetoes health and education policy bills

L'il Timmy the obstructionist strikes again.

The governor is kind of like a political harpy to the legislature's Phineas. The legislature passes a bill, and he swoops down and vetoes it.

GOVERNOR GRIDLOCK STRIKES TWICE

He vetoed the education bill that would have provided a needed increase in education.

He vetoed the health care reform that would have brought serious cost-containment to health care.

He vetoed these bills after legislators bent over backwards to meet his concerns.

Rather than model himself after successful Republicans governors who get things done, Pawlenty chooses to obstruct.

With every additional veto, he is writing his history as Minnesota's worst governor in recent memory.

Thank You Governor Pawlenty:
Veto was the only and right thing to do with such an insulting and invasive piece of socialism.
This dysfunctional legislature has lost all respect for their oath of office, taxpayers, and freedom from invasive and out of control government, You did good Governor !
You are the only voice for citizens that can stop the socialists from moving into our private homes and the most personal part of our private lives, To the good democrats and republicans that voted against this "Type" of legislation thank all of you also You did good !

Well Stoned:

Don't be so angry, Not everyone is dependendant on the government for their very life support. Many want nothing from the government, especially their "love by allocation gimmick"

This is just pandering to fake out conservatives. Don't worry they pass an socialism lite bill soon.

Thank goodness for T-Paw. There is at least one person in St. Paul that recognizes that to spend money, you have to have money. And that you have to make choices e.g., if you want money for education and healthcare (need) then you can't have money for an train (want). If democrats would just learn that you have to make choices, then they would easily win statewide and national elections. Oh when will they learn?

Keep that veto pen working and save us from the DFL version of socialism.

Thank you!

This would have rose property taxes for over 70% of homeowners.

hmmm wrote:

L'il Timmy the obstructionist strikes again.

You folks fail to see there is progress here. Earlier he killed light rail -- even when they gave him what he asked for.
Now he's killing things he disagrees with.
He's gone from petulant pre-school tantrum to teen bully in just a few weeks.
Someday soon he may learn that there's no king in a democracy ... or at least that he has to play nice.

Keep it up Gov ! The good folks deciding where our money will be spent still haven't learned. Cut backs !! That's what us taxpayers have to do to survive. Why do they think they open check book? Who voted for these fools ????????

hmmm wrote:

L'il Timmy the obstructionist strikes again.

Governor Pawlenty is the best governor we have ever had. He sticks up to the socialist DFLers. Without him we would have had light rail, and the highest property taxes of any state.

I appreciate his leadership!

Archie Anderson wrote:

Well Stoned:
Don't be so angry, Not everyone is dependendant on the government for their very life support. Many want nothing from the government, especially their "love by allocation gimmick"

You "want nothing" from the gov't, yet you benefit from transportation funding, clean air & water, police & fire protection, public health campaigns that make sure all kids are vaccinated (so yours don't get sick either), schools that make sure your neighbor isn't a dropout on the street, hospitals for the mentally ill, public utilities, etc. Yeah.....you "want nothing." How about trying to live without all of those things?

This was a bad bill wrote:

This would have rose property taxes for over 70% of homeowners.

BS. Show us where you came up with that statistic. Plus "it would have rose" is horrible grammar.

The bus company should consider offering half price tickets to Chicago because many of our upstanding citizens will be heading there if our Gov keeps vetoing all these hand out programs.

Tim Pawlenty is a perfect running mate for John McCain. Another bully for VP in the aftermath of Bush and his side kick, Dick Cheney. Who cares about health care or educating our youth? Yes, indeed, Pawlenty makes me [not] so proud to be a Minnesota resident.

This idiot wants to be VP? It seems the Gov wants to turn Minnesota in China.

Danielle Engle wrote:

Tim Pawlenty is a perfect running mate for John McCain. Another bully for VP in the aftermath of Bush and his side kick, Dick Cheney. Who cares about health care or educating our youth? Yes, indeed, Pawlenty makes me [not] so proud to be a Minnesota resident.

Are you a school teacher?

laughing wrote:

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BS. Show us where you came up with that statistic. Plus "it would have rose" is horrible grammar.

C'mon, they read it on Powerline or heard it on Jason Lewis.

One thing you can count on from Conservatives in a consistent message from whoever they heard it from on the radio or Internet. They're totally incapable of reaching any conclusions on their own.

Funny how Pawlenty vetoes anything that would actually help people. What a moron.