Generally espouses not getting the government involved or reducing government involvement in many spheres.

for example:
- most of his evironmental programs are setup to encourage responsibility, not force compliance. (And the record shows, at least in Texas, that there are positive results.)
- He endorses allowing citizens to invest some of their social security themselves.
- He endorses keeping Healthcare private, rather than making it into yet another huge inefficient government behemoth.
- He endorses letting faith-based ministries take over some of the responsibility for welfare, rather than boosting government spending on welfare.

I'm generally in favor of a smaller government that fulfils the roles set for it in the constitution, like military protection, advancement of commerce, providing a common currency, advancing science and art through copyrights and patents, etc... Other than his moral views lining up with mine, that is at least one thing politically I agree with him on.