Edited sentence: Carlson summarized his legacy on the day Pawlenty announced his candidacy for President.Former Governor Arne Carlson criticized relations between Pawlenty and the DFL-controlled legislature: "If you don't like negotiating with the Legislature, you really ought not be governor," said Carlson about Pawlenty, "because they are part of the solution.In 2009, the projected Minnesota budget gap was expected to run into the billions of dollars.Minnesota legislative and gubernatorial elections had a system whereby small donors could receive a political contribution refund, which provided state income tax rebates of up to $50 per year for individuals and $100 per year for married couples.Pawlenty borrowed over $1 billion from the tobacco settlement (money designated for health care), took over $2 billion of federal stimulus funds, borrowed over $1.4 billion from K-12 education funding, borrowed over $400 million from the Healthcare Access Fund for low-income families, accelerated tax payments, delayed bill payments, and accounting shifts.Pawlenty killed the political contribution refund using his unallotment powers in 2009.Pawlenty left Minnesota with a $5.1 billion deficit which is the 7th most severe in the United States.The results: Moody's lowered Minnesota’s bond rating