Possible 2012 GOP Hopeful Tim Pawlenty's PAC Backs Rick Scott

While gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott may be campaigning with former Gov. Mitt Romney on Friday, another possible candidate for the Republican presidential nomination is also standing behind the Florida Republican: Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty.

Pawlentys Freedom First PAClavished praise on Scott at its website.

Rick Scott is the best candidate to represent Floridians as their governor, wrote the Freedom First team in its endorsement. Known as an innovater in business, health care, and politics, Rick is one of America's foremost entrepreneurs. Rick is the founder of two health care providers, Columbia Hospital Corp. and Solantic Corp. which builds and operates urgent-care facilities throughout Florida.Rick also started Conservatives for Patients' Rights, an organization founded to defend free-market principles in health care that focused successfully on defeating President Obama's government-run public option plan.