Hey, New Mexicans...

[venkman]

What do you think of Gary Johnson? I ran across this piece in reason magazine. Seems like my kind of Republican. Cut taxes, cut spending, end the drug war, chill on the foreign wars, etc. I wouldn't mind seeing him enter the race for 2012.

http://reason.com/archives/2010/03/16/you-cut-spending

[John McClain]

What do you think of Gary Johnson? I ran across this piece in reason magazine. Seems like my kind of Republican. Cut taxes, cut spending, end the drug war, chill on the foreign wars, etc. I wouldn't mind seeing him enter the race for 2012.

http://reason.com/archives/2010/03/16/you-cut-spending

Johnson is a head case; he probablysmoked too much dope when he was younger. He vetoed about 70% of the bills passed by the legislature, oftentimes simply to spit in the face of the legislature. His style was autocratic. He spent very little time "governing" and was more worried about competing in his next Ironman triathlon. He pretty much single handedly paved the way for widespread gambling in New Mexico, signing the gambling compacts with the Indian tribes. Indian gambling has proved no boon to New Mexico; conversely it has drained many local economies which support the industry. These casinos are no Las Vegas, drawing out of state money. He is not a Republican; he is a hard core Libertarian and he will tell you so. I'm not worried if he enters the race because once he starts espousing his schtick to legalize all drugs (including heroin), sane voters will turn away. And no, I am not a Democrat, but I will never vote for Gary Johnson.