Minnesota Republican Tim Pawlenty tries to position himself for President

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703766704576009350303578410.html

He takes a stand against the public unions in this Wall Street Journal piece. He obviously wants to be President or Vice-president.

Federal employees receive an average of $123,049 annually in pay and benefits, twice the average of the private sector. And across the country, at every level of government, the pattern is the same: Unionized public employees are making more money, receiving more generous benefits, and enjoying greater job security than the working families forced to pay for it with ever-higher taxes, deficits and debt.

How did this happen? Very quietly. The rise of government unions has been like a silent coup, an inside job engineered by self-interested politicians and fueled by campaign contributions.

This is a good issue to take a stand on. So far he is the only candidate for President that I know of to go against the Public Unions.

No matter what, since MN is a traditionally Democratic state, Pawlenty will be a serious contender for VP since he could bring that state over to the Republicans. This stand against Public unions will help his higher office ambitions.

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My guess is Tim Pawlenty will run for President in 2012,   being that he didn't seek another term as Minnesota Governor.   


It will be interesting to what extent Public Unions will be debated during the 2012 Republican Primary Campaign and the General Election.    Hopefully,  this will be an issue that gets plenty of attention.