By Paul Chesser on 5.18.09 @ 10:52AM
Following up my
post from over the weekend about Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s
nomination as President Obama's ambassador to China, the
Washington Examiner's Byron York today further examines.
Following up my
post from over the weekend about Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s
nomination as President Obama's ambassador to China, the
Washington Examiner's Byron York today
further examines:
The Republican strategist who helped Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman
prepare for a possible presidential run says the Republican
party is in for a devastating defeat if its guiding lights are
Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh and Dick Cheney. "If it's 2012
and our party is defined by Palin and Limbaugh and Cheney, then
we're headed for a blowout," says strategist John Weaver, who
advised Huntsman and was for years a close adviser to Sen. John
McCain. "That's just the truth."
...Now, Huntsman's decision to accept the president's
invitation to serve as ambassador to China effectively means he
is out of the 2012 contest....
In addition to being out of the 2012 presidential race,
Huntsman is also out of the ongoing debate over the future of
the Republican party. Quinn, who met with Huntsman during the
visit to South Carolina, says the Utah governor "seemed to be
highly motivated to try to re-brand the Republican party as an
institution that can win elections all across the country."
Now, Huntsman won't be doing that, not only because it would
not be a proper role for an ambassador but also because he will
be thousands of miles away in Beijing.
Refutes the complaint from
at least one commenter that Huntsman only strayed from
conservatism on one issue. See also Graham, Lindsey
below.
topics:
China
