Tim Pawlenty, governor of Minnesota, and possible 2012 Republican presidential candidate, spoke this weekend at CPAC.  He outlined his four conservative principles:

1. God is in charge, a position Pawlenty conceded might not be politically correct, but was good enough for the Founding Fathers and should be good enough for each and every one of us.
2. We can't spend more than we have, a point which he's talked at length (and received some pushback) on before.
3. People spend their money differently when it's their money, a point he used when talking about his health care ideas.
4. Bullies prey on weakness. Pawlenty said his message for President Obama on this was: "Mr. President, no more apology tours, and no more giving Miranda rights to terrorists in our country."

Pawlenty has begun to display an interesting mix of social and fiscal conservatism, appealing to both the religious and tea party wings of the conservative movement. He has trumpeted his work on balancing Minnesota’s budget, as well as his policy views on health care, in effort to shore up his fiscal credentials.

This article was written when Pawlenty was considered for McCain's VP spot, and describes Pawlenty’s social conservatism as appealing to the Evangelical base.

Here, Pawlenty discusses his 5 steps to health care reform.

Pawlenty will also be headlining a Susan B. Anthony List banquet held in late March.