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Gary Johnson Would Take The Republican Party To A Much Healthier Place « Alan Colmes

By Randall Gross

Politics • July 2011 • Views: 1,172

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Wow - a Republican taking a reasoned stand. Watch the jeering mob turn on this guy in 3,2,1,…

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson speaks out against the marriage pledge signed by Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum.

“Government should not be involved in the bedrooms of consenting adults. I have always been a strong advocate of liberty and freedom from unnecessary government intervention into our lives. The freedoms that our forefathers fought for in this country are sacred and must be preserved. The Republican Party cannot be sidetracked into discussing these morally judgmental issues — such a discussion is simply wrongheaded

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10 comments

Lidane Sun, Jul 10, 2011 10:03:52am

Pfft. As if he ever had a chance to begin with.

Whoever wins the GOP nod will be the one to pander the most to the reactionary fundamentalist social conservatives and to the teabaggers. Making any kind of reasoned argument is a recipe for failure.

Charles Johnson Sun, Jul 10, 2011 10:44:55am

If you look into what Gary Johnson really stands for, he’s anything but a “reasonable” Republican. He’s an extreme libertarian nutjob in the style of Ron Paul — which means he has some positions that seem reasonable, but many others that are batshit insane.

Randall Gross Sun, Jul 10, 2011 11:01:04am

re: #2 Charles

If you look into what Gary Johnson really stands for, he’s anything but a “reasonable” Republican. He’s an extreme libertarian nutjob in the style of Ron Paul — which means he has some positions that seem reasonable, but many others that are batshit insane.

That’s why I was specific with “a reasoned stand”, I haven’t had time yet to look into everything he’s about.

jvic Sun, Jul 10, 2011 11:25:18am

re: #2 Charles

If you look into what Gary Johnson really stands for, he’s anything but a “reasonable” Republican. He’s an extreme libertarian nutjob in the style of Ron Paul — which means he has some positions that seem reasonable, but many others that are batshit insane.

What I’ve seen so far looks good to me. It’s true I haven’t examined him in depth.

Perhaps I’m lulled because the voters of swing-state NM gave him two terms as governor.

Charles Johnson Sun, Jul 10, 2011 11:45:10am

For starters, Gary Johnson wants to eliminate Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.

Decatur Deb Sun, Jul 10, 2011 11:47:18am

Sounding sane for three paragraphs is an important evolutionary protection that Nature gave to Libertarians.

jvic Sun, Jul 10, 2011 12:47:58pm

re: #5 Charles

For starters, Gary Johnson wants to eliminate Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.

He says he wants to reform entitlements, but he has very deep cuts in mind.

I’m displeased by his double talk about the military budget.

(IMHO fixing our fiscal mess will require a reduction in the military and a reduction in social services and higher taxes. To dig our way out, we as a society will have to be more vulnerable and less comfortable for a time than we needed to become. If acknowledging that makes a candidate unelectable, well…)

Lidane Sun, Jul 10, 2011 12:53:47pm

re: #6 Decatur Deb

Sounding sane for three paragraphs is an important evolutionary protection that Nature gave to Libertarians.

Unfortunately, Libertarians tend to fall into total incoherence after that, so it’s not worth much.

Claire Sun, Jul 10, 2011 2:43:26pm

From Johnson’s website:

MOST PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON SEEM TO THINK that we can control spending and balance the budget without reforming Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. This is lunacy.

Identify and implement common-sense cost savings to place Medicare on a path toward long-term solvency.
Block grant Medicare and Medicaid funds to the states, allowing them to innovate, find efficiencies and provide better service at lower cost.
Repeal President Obama’s healthcare plan, as well as the failed Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Fix Social Security by changing the escalator from being based on wage growth to inflation. It’s time for Social Security to reflect today’s realities without breaking trust with retirees.

How is reforming these by restructuring and/or allowing the states to take over = eliminating the programs?

If they were totally eliminated it might be “batshit crazy”, but changing them is not eliminating them. Letting S.S. go completely broke in 2 decades because it’s unsustainable is in the realm of “batshit crazy.”

Charles Johnson Sun, Jul 10, 2011 9:59:02pm

re: #7 jvic

The cuts he proposes are so deep they really do amount to killing the programs. The talk about “block grants” is just to mask the fact that he’s talking about slashing those programs radically.

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