Gary Johnson the next Ron Paul?

Like many of us, Gary Johnson is mad as hell. He’s pissed at the out of control deficit, angry over what’s happening in the Middle East, and of course angry about a cap and trade. So who the hell is Gary Johnson? Gary Johnson served as the Governor of the State of New Mexico from January 1995 to December 2002, serving two terms in a state dominated two to one by Democrats. According to his website, he was ranked among the nation’s seven top governors in each of the Cato Institute’s fiscal report cards between 1996 and 2002. Also under Gov. Johnson’s administration, New Mexico experienced the longest period without a tax increase in the state’s history, the rate of growth in the state government was cut in half, half of the state’s prisons were privatized, state Medicaid was shifted to managed care, and the state was left with approximately one thousand fewer employees (with no firings) and a budget surplus. He’s also running for President in 2012.

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December 17, 2009 · Filed Under General Politics


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  • http://www.johnsonforamerica.com Gary Johnson 2012

    According to http://www.JohnsonForAmerica.com, Gary Johnson was known for:

    * Vetoing 750 bills (more than all the vetoes of the other 49 Governors combined).
    * Reducing taxes $123 million annually.
    * Cutting the rate of government growth in half.
    * Eliminating the state’s budget deficit.
    * Leaving the state government with 1200 fewer employees (without firing anyone).
    * Leaving the state government with all-time high bond ratings.
    * Enacting major welfare reform, which cut government welfare spending by 30%.
    * Shifting state Medicaid to managed care.
    * Bringing the New Mexico state government and the Navajo nation leadership together to finally resolve century-old disputes over water, gaming, and other issues.
    * Privatizing half of the prisons in the state.
    * Shooting down campaign finance legislation.
    * Increasing the percentage of the budget devoted to improving the state’s education system.
    * Repealing the Little Davis-Bacon Act, thereby allowing non-unionized labor the ability to be employed in construction of new schools and other public works.
    * Overseeing the construction of 500 miles of new, four-lane highway (designed, financed, built, and guaranteed by the private sector).
    * Running 100% positive campaigns, never mentioning his opponents once in print or ads.
    * Coming from outside of politics with no political machine behind him to beat a former Republican Governor in the Republican primaries and then unseat an incumbent Democrat Governor in the general election by a 10 point victory margin, even at a time when Democrats outnumbered Republicans 2-1 in the state.

  • TrueTV

    Also known for pro-amnesty stance and anti-military.

    He’s no Ron Paul that’s for sure.