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New Mexico – Former governor Gary Johnson has a book coming out, joining other potential 2012 Republican candidates in getting his views out to the voters. The book, titled “Seven Principles of Good Government”, comes on the heels of an announcement of a new PAC called the Our America Initiative which sets the groundwork for a possible presidential run in 2012.

Johnson, who served two terms as a Republican governor of New Mexico, carries with him his Seven Principles of Good Government.

They are:

1. Become reality driven. Don’t kid yourself or others. Find out what’s what and base your decisions and actions on that.
2. Always be honest and tell the truth. It’s extremely difficult to do any damage to anybody when you are willing to tell the truth-regardless of the consequences.
3. Always do what’s right and fair. Remember, the more you actually accomplish, the louder your critics become. You’ve got to learn to ignore your critics. You’ve got to continue to do what you think is right. You’ve got to maintain your integrity.
4. Determine your goal, develop a plan to reach that goal, and then act. Don’t procrastinate.
5. Make sure everybody who ought to know what you’re doing knows what you’re doing. Communicate.
6. Don’t hesitate to deliver bad news. There is always time to salvage things. There is always time to fix things. Henry Kissinger said that anything that can be revealed eventually should be revealed immediately.
7. Last, be willing to do whatever it takes to get your job done. If you’ve got a job that you don’t love enough to do what it takes to get your job done, then quit and get one that you do love, and then make a difference.

The garyjohnson2012.com website lists the following accomplishments by Governor Johnson:
*He didn’t raise taxes as Governor once.
*He vetoed over 1,000 spending items.
*He cut taxes 14 times.
*In a state dominated 2 to 1 by Democrats, he served 2 terms.
*He competed in the Bataan Memorial Death March, a 25 mile desert run in combat boots wearing a 35 pound backpack.
*He participated in Hawaii’s invitation-only Ironman Triathalon Championship, several times.
*He climbed to the top of Mount Everest, despite a broken leg.

Johnson joins other potential Republican candidates for 2012 such as Mike Huckabee and Sara Palin in writing a book to set the stage for their future campaigns.

The book is slated to come out this December.