From Eric Dondero: Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson is garnering some attention for his prospective run for the presidency.
From the AP, "Former NM gov is little known but has big ideas" Sept. 8:
The former Republican governor is mulling a run for president, and his libertarian views and small government platform fit the disenchantment many voters feel toward Washington. Among his supporters is Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul, who drew a committed following in his 2008 campaign for president and was quoted in the conservative online website The Daily Caller as saying if he didn't run again in 2012, the best candidate would be Johnson.
Johnson says he knows most people have never heard of him, but he's hoping to change that.
"There are two courses of action. One would be to do nothing and the other would be to burn some shoe leather and see what happens," Johnson told The Associated Press during a recent stop in Davenport. "I'm burning some shoe leather."
Johnson, who served as governor from 1994 to 2002, supports slashing government spending, including big cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. He also calls for simplifying and reducing taxes.
4 comments:
Well Eric it's about time you come around to back Gary Johnson 2012. Lets face it Palin gets ripped apart when it comes to 2012 and she's not a Libertarian.
Sarah Palin
-Favors special taxes on oil companies
-Anti-Gay
-Unrealistic immigration plan
-Lack of experience
-Favors bans on marijuana and gambling
-Backed the bailout
-Supports teaching intelligent design in schools
-Against vouchers
-Backed Cap and Trade
-Pro-war
-Backed the bailout
Gary Johnson
-Became a millionaire over business that started with him,a tool box,and an old truck.
-Wants to legalize marijuana,prostitution,and gambling.
-Balanced the budget all 8 years as governor
-Pro-choice yet pleased pro-life people
-Pretty pro-gay
-For income tax abolishment
-Advocated school vouchers all 8 years as governor.
-Has an immigration stance which was favored by Milton Friedman.
- Anti-Iraq and Afghanistan
-Anti-foreign aid
-Cut taxes 14 times as governor
-Favors free market environmentalism through property rights.
Johnson is more qualified and more in line with our views.
Sorry, but it would be a cold day in hell before I backed anyone overy the beloved Sarah.
Now, if she doesn't run, I'd consider Johnson. But more likely Romney.
Are you out of your mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Romney
-Romneycare
-Tax increases as governor
-Barely cut taxes
-Favors national idea card
-Calls gay marriage a drug
-Wants an unconstitutional federal gay marriage ban
-Corporatist
-Less conservative than Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Lisa Murk
-Favors subsides for big oil
-Favors farm subsides
-Favors progressive tax code
-Favors the department of education
-Flip Flopper
Also daddy paid his way into life when Johnson made himself what he is today. You sir are not a Libertarian and you are a fool.
What does Palin offer besides her lack of experience and her non-libertarian positions.
Stop giving Libertarianism a bad name and rename this site what it is.
Corporatist
Militarist
Birther
Republican
Donderoo once again highlights the fact that he is no longer (not that he ever has been) a libertarian.
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