When President Bush left office, the deficit was approximately $500 billion. It is now approximately now $1.5 trillion. In other words, President Obama has essentially tripled the deficit. — Tim Pawlenty Copy Share Image
We need to be calling out the flaws and misguided decisions of the Democrats in Congress and the Obama administration. — Tim Pawlenty Copy Share Image
I'm a market person, but there are certain circumstances where you've got to have government put up the guardrails or bust up entrenched interests… — Tim Pawlenty Copy Share Image
I've come to realize that Barack Obama is the tattoo president. Like a big tattoo, it seemed cool when you were young. But later… — Tim Pawlenty Copy Share Image
The marketplace measurement in politics is something called an election. It's a pretty good barometer - it's transparent, it's numerical, it's objective. It gives you a pretty good measure of what your customers think of you. And in 2006 and 2008, the marketplace was telling the Republicans, We prefer the products and services of your competitors. And so when you're… — Tim Pawlenty Copy Share
History has taught us over and over again that freedom is not free. When push comes to shove, the ultimate protectors of freedom and… — Tim Pawlenty Copy Share Image
President Obama said that he designed Obamacare after Romneycare and basically made it Obamneycare. — Tim Pawlenty Copy Share Image
National polls basically always misinterpret the final outcome or mis-predict the final outcome. — Tim Pawlenty Copy Share Image
In my address last year, I spoke on the issue of gaming. My preference then is my preference now: to keep gaming within its… — Tim Pawlenty Copy Share Image
We have a country that is $5 a gallon gas, $4 a gallon gas, we got unbearable unemployment and a federal government that is… — Tim Pawlenty Copy Share Image
I think the country's in trouble. And I think I have a pretty clear sense of the values and principles that have made this… — Tim Pawlenty Copy Share Image
A strong dollar reflects a strong country and a strong economy, and we need to make sure that we get the - stop the… — Tim Pawlenty Copy Share Image
It appears that President Obama is making great progress on climate change, he is changing the political climate in the country back to Republican. — Tim Pawlenty Copy Share Image
