Gary Johnson: The Anti-Palin
From Andrew Sullivan, b/w of Matt Welch of Reason, comes a great read:
What does Johnson make of Palin? On a drive through the foothills of New Hampshire, I ask him. Riding shotgun, he turns the question around on me. “Um, I guess some people think she’s folksy,” I say from the backseat. “Well, at first she strikes you as folksy,” he shoots back. “And then you realize: She might be running for president of the United States! And then, don’t we have the obligation to tell her what a terrible idea that is?” Cupping his hands to his mouth, he brays, “Sarah! We love you! Don’t run!”
Touche. For the record, Gary Johnson has tied his political career to ending drug prohibition. If there’s any hope for thoughtfulness in the Republican Party, perhaps it’s with guys like him.