Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

Two flip-flopping governors ready to stick it to the middle class

St. Paul (May 20, 2011) — Today, Governor Tim Pawlenty held a press conference call to oppose the President’s efforts to create a fairer economy and allow middle class families to keep more of their hard earned money, and instead supported Mitt Romney’s plan to funnel money to the richest 1 percent. DFL Party Chair Ken Martin released this statement in response:

“Tim Pawlenty is the last person who should be speaking on the economy, given the $5 billion dollar deficit and sky-high property taxes he left the people of Minnesota, but the fact that he’s now shilling for Mitt Romney is not surprising.

“Let’s get real – the only person who flip-flops on the issues as much as Mitt Romney is Tim Pawlenty. Mitt Romney can’t even take a position on taking a position, and Tim Pawlenty had trouble taking a position on Mitt Romney.

“This is the same guy who railed against Governor Romney for instituting what he called ‘Obamneycare’ then took it back. He called Mitt Romney one of the ‘co-conspirators’ in the main charge against President Obama – but that was before Mitt Romney reversed his position on health care once again. Tim Pawlenty has flip-flopped on ethanol, healthcare and so many other issues that Minnesotans have whiplash – so is it any surprise that now he’s backing flip-flopper Mitt Romney?

"And just this week, in the latest episode of Which Mitt, Mitt Romney has changed his position once again on middle class tax cuts having previously called them just "little band-aids.

“Neither of these men can find a position that they will stick with except protecting the rich and hurting the middle class. That’s not a future that our country deserves, and it’s not a future that middle class families can afford.”