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MNGOP: THE KELLIHER RECORD PART II
By Luke Hellier | December 15, 2009
KELLIHER HAS FAILED TO LEAD
Kelliher Failed To Pass A Credible Balanced Budget After Nearly Five Months. “Gov. Tim Pawlenty began Tuesday looking for $2.7 billion in budget cuts, a chore left undone by the DFL-led Legislature when it adjourned late Monday night. … Pawlenty pledged last week that there would be no special session and no government shutdown, that he would fix the budget himself if no agreement was reached. He said he would veto a last-minute tax bill that would raise $1 billion mostly from new taxes on people making $300,000 or more. Doing so would mean his tools to balance the budget are line-item vetoes of spending bills and unallotment of authorized spending.â€Â (Brad Swenson, “Pawlenty Will Finish Legislature’s Work,†The Bemidji Pioneer, May 20, 2009)
Liberal Think Tank Ripped Kelliher’s Lack Of Leadership. “There’s no real drama remaining at the State Capitol so let’s stop kidding ourselves. Our side lost, ignominiously, from a self-inflicted wound. … Since Pawlenty’s Thursday powerstroke revelation, the State Legislative leadership has been desperately offering exactly what they’ve been offering the Governor all session only with the now absolutely certainty that their proposals will be rejected. These final few days are, quite entirely, an object lesson in futility.â€Â (John Van Hecke, “The Legislature’s Self-Inflicted Wound,†Minnesota 2020 Website, May 17, 2009)
In Spite Of 2009 Budget Fiasco, Kelliher Maintains She Knows the “Budget Best†Among Candidates. “Asked later what distinguishes her from the other candidates, Kelliher replied, ‘Leadership and experience.’ She has focused on state budget issues for 10 years. ‘I know the budget best,’ she asserted.â€Â (Bill Salisbury, “House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher Officially Jumps Into Race For Governor,†Pioneer Press, September 16, 2009)
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