I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT PAWLENTY

So I'll probably be making a few posts about his positions.  The AP did a Fact Check on his announcement speech and found a couple of mistakes:

(1) PAWLENTY: "The truth is, people getting paid by the taxpayers shouldn't get a better deal than the taxpayers themselves. That means freezing federal salaries, transitioning federal employee benefits, and downsizing the federal work force as it retires."—Campaign announcement.

THE FACTS: A federal pay freeze is already in effect. Obama proposed and Congress approved a two-year freeze on the pay of federal employees, exempting the armed forces, Congress and federal courts.

(2) PAWLENTY: "Barack Obama has consistently stood for higher taxes."—Campaign announcement.

THE FACTS: Obama's record shows more tax cutting than tax raising. The stimulus plan early in his presidency cut taxes broadly for the middle class and business, and more recently he won a substantial cut in Social Security taxes for a year.