Gift of the Hatch -

Gift of the Hatch - Mike Hatch says, according to the Strib, that Hatch money from his office to Pawlenty has no strings attached.

Which means, of course, that there are strings attached

Hatch happens to be one of the last DFLers standing after election day, and presumably his largesse won't be forgotten when Pawlenty's administration gets down to the business of imposing major budget cuts. The state faces a budget shortfall of about $3 billion, and Pawlenty has pledged to balance the budget without raising taxes.

Watching Mike Hatch - himself a former gubernatorial candidate - adapt to his first conservative administration is going to be interesting.

Posted by Mitch at November 20, 2002 06:48 AM