The stadium tangle

This article in the Pioneer Press may shed some light on why Governor Pawlenty is having such a hard time of things lately. The point at which Pawlenty came out for a special session for a new stadium may be the point at which he jumped the shark, as they say. It makes absolutely no sense for a governor who is beholden to the far right in the Republican party, a person who campaigned on not raising taxes, to go out and call for a special session to raise taxes and give them to a private business.