Suppose there were three options, A, B and C. Suppose you rank them as follows C > B > A. Suppose that if you choose C, there’s no chance of C obtaining. Suppose choosing B, instead, meant there was a one-in-60-million chance of B’s obtaining because you chose it. If someone were to tell me [...]
Category Archives: Gary Johnson
Why voting for Gary Johnson is better, even if he has no chance of winning
Posted by Peter Jaworski on November 5, 2012 Comments Off
Terrence posted the following video on his facebook wall. His comment (and I hope he doesn’t mind my repeating it) was: “Irony: Whittle’s argument is garbage, and he probably knows it, but as a partisan it is rational for him to make it.” I wanted to address myself to the arguments as well, and explain [...]
Support the troops! (Unless they’re gay)
Posted by Peter Jaworski on September 23, 2011 9 comments
Last night’s GOP debate was memorable for two things: former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson being awesome, and some members of the audience being awful. Johnson offered great answers to the questions, repeating his vow to balance the budget by 2013 via a 43 per cent cut in the federal government. This includes a 43 [...]
Will Gary Johnson dump GOP to run as Libertarian Party presidential candidate?
Posted by Peter Jaworski on September 3, 2011 3 comments
Before Ron Paul contested the GOP presidential nomination in 2008 and now in 2012, he was the Libertarian Party’s standard bearer in 1988. He remains a life member of the Libertarian Party, and continues to have a good relationship with the LP. Things might become a little difficult if former New Mexico governor and current [...]
Gary Johnson talks about drug legalization at CNN.com
Posted by Hugh MacIntyre on July 8, 2011 1 comment
In an op-Ed piece published by CNN.com, Republican Presidential candidate Gary Johnson writes about his support for legalizing marijuana: When I ran for governor of New Mexico in 1994, I promised to bring a common-sense business approach to government. Everything was going to be a cost-benefit analysis — how much of taxpayers’ money are we [...]
Ron Paul running for President
Posted by Hugh MacIntyre on May 13, 2011 1 comment
Congressman Ron Paul has finally announced his intention to run for President. From Fox News: Citing unnamed polling, Paul said he’s joining the race at a time when more and more people are looking at his ideas for running the country. “I believe right now we’re coming in No. 1 and the Republican primary is [...]
Gary Johnson at CPAC: Legalize pot
Posted by Peter Jaworski on February 13, 2011 3 comments
Here’s former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson, at CPAC: Johnson is a good egg. No, scratch that, Johnson is a great egg. He is my favourite U.S. politician (followed by Jeff Flake and Ron Paul). Who has the courage to say “legalize marijuana” at a CPAC conference? Johnson does. What more do you want? ShareFacebookStumbleUponDiggRedditEmail
Gary Johnson, my kind of libertarian
Posted by Peter Jaworski on November 8, 2010 1 comment
Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico, is my kind of politician. He’s forthright, doesn’t mince words, and doesn’t try to make blatant political appeals. He’s not careful to hedge or answer questions in an ambiguous way. He just says what he thinks, on a range of issues where, we are told, it is unwise, [...]