Matt-Man's Vote: Gary Johnson

Cheers Bitches…

As Jayman eloquently stated in print, his preference and endorsement for President yesterday was "none of the above", I, the Matt-Man am here today with my preference and endorsement as to whom I think should be President for the next four years.

Yesterday, Jayman set forth his principles and reasoning which resulted in a well-thought out de facto, “none of the above”vote, which I honor and understand, I however?

While close to doing the same, I am actually going to vote for a candidate for President of the United States.

I am going to be voting for the Libertarian Presidential candidate, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson (R-NM).

“Wait a second Mr. Matt-Man, you say...He can’t win?”

Of course he can’t.

There’s no way in Hell he can win.

Rosie O’Donnell has a better chance of winning a non-lesbian beauty contest than Gary Johnson has winning the Presidency, however…

While some of you may consider the casting of my ballot a protest vote, I consider it more of a wake up vote.

And, I consider it my flash card to you that there exist more than two schools of political thought, or non-thought as it were, within this great nation of ours.

I hear Republicans saying, “You must be drinking the Kool-Aid.”

I hear Democrats saying, “You are sheeple.”

You know what?

They are both right, and they are both wrong in defending their own parties instead of defending and promulgating what is best for and about this great nation.

Political Parties suck.

Hell, the Libertarian Party sucks, but at least they are making waves and want to shake up this staid, political landscape.

YOU…The majority of the American electorate suck...and I am not afraid to say that.  You watch MSNBC or FOX News and listen to their bent, and then agree with an empty nod of the head, and/or a "leave me alone and let me agree" feeling .

You see?

Cable news outlets are not there for actual reporting of the news any longer; cable news is there for affirmation and validation of what you already believe.

24/7 cable news stations are your vicodin.  They are your dilaudid…They are your 5 o’clock Gin and Tonic.

And?  That’s what Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are.

They are your 5 o’clock Gin and Tonic, or if you prefer, your beer and a shot, or a glass of Pinot Grigio, or gutter wine.

They are whatever you want them to be, and they know it…and that is what they will always be.

Gary Johnson?

I agree with him and the Libertarian Party maybe fifty percent of the time, and for me, that’s enough, because my vote for him is not really about him nor the Libertarian Party.

My vote for Gary Johnson is clarion call to all of you, to think for yourself.  There are more than two parties in this country.

There are several parties, and best of all, there could be at some point, no parties, or in a perfect world...

There could be over 300 Million different parties in this country, with a myriad of ideas as to what is best for this country, and that is exactly what our country needs.

When monolithic group think is torn down, ideas spring eternal, and seriously...this land has had the tired old two party system long enough.  It's time for new ideas.

Gary Johnson is making that known, and on Tuesday, I shall join him in imparting just that, by voting for him.

Cheers!!

Matt-Man
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@mattman_iws

Gary Johnson 2012, Libertarians Are Sexy!!

Are you one of the top one, two, or even ten percent income earners in this great land of ours and are sick and tired of President Obama publicly excoriating you for not paying what he considers to be your fair share of income tax?

Or?

Are you one of the forty-seven percent of Americans who pay no income tax, yet daily, pay a boat-load of other taxes, and are labeled by Mitt Romney, as irresponsible, worthless, and a moocher looking for nothing other than a government handout?

Well my friends, have I got a Presidential candidate for you to look into and see if he is for you, and that would be…

Former New Mexico Governor, and 2012 Libertarian Candidate for President, the Honorable Gary Johnson.

Gov. Johnson is a no-nonsense, fiscally sound, yet amusing and personable public servant who built his own construction company from nothing, unlike President Obama, who has a career based on social work, and Gov. Romney who has never really built a company, but instead has spent his entire career carving off and selling out at great personal profit, existing companies.

As Governor of New Mexico from 1994-2003, Gov. Johnson became well-known as a tenacious watchdog in all matters fiscal.  He balanced budgets in the Land of Enchantment State several times through weighing cost-benefit analysis rather than singly focused ideology or the typical closed-door promises of self-interested lobbyists.

I am as far as most definitions go, a fairly Liberal guy, however, I have a huge Libertarian streak in me as well, in fact, I have often defined myself politically as a, Liberaltarian.  And here is what I like about some of the policy stances of Gov. Johnson…

*End excessive spending, bloated stimulus programs, unnecessary farm subsidies, and earmarks.

I am not against an interjection of Federal stimuli when needed, but earmarks and antiquated subsidies?  Oh Hell Yes!!

*Enact the Fair Tax to tax expenditures, rather than income, with a 'prebate' to make spending on basic necessities tax free.

I don’t mind a fair and flat, consumer type tax at all, and with his caveat about basic necessities being tax-free, that’s a plus.

*Legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana, rather than wasting money on an expensive and futile prohibition.

I don’t even smoke dope, but therein lies a HUGE cannabis cash cow into the Federal hookah right there.  Right Duuuude?

*Eliminate needless barriers to free trade and make it easier for would-be legal immigrants to apply for work visas.

In this, Gov. Johnson highlights something similar that Americans don’t really hear about.  We allow bright foreign, college age students to come to this country to get a world-class education, and upon graduation, they want to stay here in the U.S. to start a business and we say, “No, I’m sorry, your Visa has expired.  Take yourself, your first-rate Stanford, M.I.T, or Harvard education, and your great ideas back to where you came from.”  Brain Drain!!

Lastly…

*Government should not impose its values upon marriage. It should allow marriage equality, including gay marriage. It should also protect the rights of religious organizations to follow their beliefs.

Gov. Johnson and the Libertarians have my full support on this one.  Gays should be recognized as legally wed couples if they should want to tie the knot, but the government should NOT dictate that churches recognize it as so.  Legally binding marriages, yes.  Church approved marriage?  Eh, that’s up to the particular churches and denominations.

Ha, and you know what the irony of legalized and fully lawful recognition of Gay Marriage is?  Churches everywhere would be accepting it, because there is money to be made on marriages.

Anyway…While I only touched on a few policy views of Gov. Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Party, I like these principles.

There are more than a few of his policies with which I disagree, but eh…He is a nice change of pace, and…I am going to give considerable consideration to him when it comes to my vote on November 6th.

To check out Gov. Johnson’s campaign website and delve further into his stand on many other issues, you can click HERE.

Be involved...Be informed...and most importantly...Be a voter.

Cheers!!
Matt-Man
mattmaniws@ymail.com
@MattMan_IWS