Mike Hatch in Sam's Club Republican, by J. A. McClure


On Corporations: End corporate tax breaks & executive pay inequality

In the 2006 governor's race, Hatch complained of growing inequality between corporate executives and workers, and targeted rising health care and tuition costs as unacceptable. Hatch said he wouldn't raise taxes, but instead would end tax breaks for certain corporations and crack down on tax evaders. Like most Democrats in the 2006 elections, he consistently tied his Republican opponent to the increasingly unpopular President Bush.
Source: Sam's Club Republican, by J.A. McClure, p. 42 May 10, 2010

On Principles & Values: 2006: ran for governor, while serving as Attorney General

Pawlenty's chief competitor in the 2006 election was Democrat Mike Hatch, the state's two-term Attorney General. Hatch, 57, was a trial lawyer specializing in commercial law. He was active in state politics for most of his career, previously serving as chairman of the state DFL and as a cabinet member in Governor Rudy Perpich's administration. He was a fierce competitor known for his "rough-and-tumble politics." The Pioneer Press noted, "Hatch is a bare-knuckled political street fighter who, during a quarter century as a major player in Minnesota politics, has made a lot of enemies." Hatch said the state was a "mess" and accused Pawlenty of having "almost a Ferris Bueller mentality."
Source: Sam's Club Republican, by J.A. McClure, p. 41 May 10, 2010

The above quotations are from Governor Tim Pawlenty:
The Sam's Club Republican,
by J. A. McClure.
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The Sam's Club Republican,
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