Hot Air posted an article today on Tim Pawlenty’s comments of the New York 23rd Congressional District race. 

According to the article:

“Governor Pawlenty sent RedState the following statement:

“We cannot send more politicians to Washington who wear the Republican jersey on the campaign trail, but then vote like Democrats in Congress on issues like card check and taxes. After reviewing the candidates’ positions, I’m endorsing Doug Hoffman in New York’s special election. Doug understands the federal government needs to quit spending so much, will vote against tax increases, and protect key values like the right to vote in private in union elections.””

I understand that there is a fairly good chance that Tim Pawlenty will make a run for President in 2012.  I don’t know if this statement was made with that in mind, but I totally agree with what Mr. Pawlenty said.  Bad policy is bad policy–it really doesn’t matter which party enacts it.  The Congressional spending by Republicans under George Bush was deplorable (it would have been deplorable regardless of which party did it).  I realize that we are a country at war and that is expensive, but there is a lot of other spending that could easily be cut.  I hope more Republicans remember that they were sent to Washington to make government smaller–not drive the country into bankruptcy.