As we get further into 2011 you can just feel the anticipation of the 2012 elections growing. Tim Pawlenty is the first person I am interested in learning more about, who has announced the forming of an exploratory committee to run for president of the United States. At this point I don't know much about him at all but the video at the bottom did spark my interest. The things he is saying I can agree with but Obama could have made the same type of video and it is clear how I feel about him.
One thing that I promised myself this year is that I would thoroughly investigate each candidate to ensure they meet my principles and match my values (would be a good post at some point) before throwing my support behind them... I will never make the mistake of supporting a candidate that I haven't vetted myself.
As I learn more about him I will update this blog but right now this is what I know!
April 7th, 2011 Update
I haven't had a chance to really start digging into Pawlenty but I have heard my first additional piece of information and that was that he originally supported Cap and Trade which I am against. This is definitely a concern for me as I feel it is an attack on the private sector. That being said, I understand that he also came out and said that it was a "bad idea". The question that is open for me is why did he now decide it was a bad idea? I think he could redeem himself on this assuming he changed his mind for the right reasons.
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