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Jayme Halbritter

Rep. Ron Abrams, a Minnetonka Republican, is among a number of legislators viewing the governor's stadium spin with skepticism

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• Tim Pawlenty
• Minnesota Twins
• NFC North Division
• Tax Policy
• Politics

Thus, Pawlenty will have to convince a majority of Republicans in both the House and the Senate to swallow this billion-dollar turkey. Can that be done without the gov reversing himself on additional taxes? According to Pogemiller, Pawlenty has been "working behind the scenes, actively promoting the expansion of gambling, which is the only way for him to generate revenue without an explicit tax increase."

No doubt Teflon Tim is hoping that voters will continue to believe that, despite the presence of an extra stadium or two, he remains an amiable but hard-nosed man of conservative integrity, standing guard over their pocketbooks.