Letter of the day: Pawlenty the hunter is like Pawlenty the governor

November 12, 2009 at 12:21AM
Gov. Tim Pawlenty at the 2003 Governor's Deer Hunting Opener: This year, he shot and fled the scene.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty at the 2003 Governor’s Deer Hunting Opener: This year, he shot and fled the scene. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The similarities between Gov. Tim Pawlenty's abandonment of his deer in northern Minnesota and his departure from the office of governor of this state couldn't be more striking. He leaves both of them gut-shot and wounded. GERALD M. RANDALL, ANOKA

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