Today, former Republican New Mexico Guv Gary Johnson launched a "special advocacy committee" called the
. According to the inaugural post on the website's blog, the goal of the Initiative is "to broaden the parameters of the public policy debate of current topics in the national arena." That's politico-speak if I've ever heard it.
Here's Johnson, in a statement on
:
So the point is...talking? Or is this a precursor to something approximating another shot at political office, as
? Here's a pointed clue, also from the Initiative blog:
That makes him look
really good
compared with the current arbiters of the state's
. Hell, this budget situation makes even the
seem attractive.
Santa Fe Reporter