Posted on 02/02/2011 7:40:08 PM PST by pissant
Through the simple act of resigning as the United States Ambassador to China, John Huntsman, Jr., has injected considerable excitement into the 2012 Republican presidential sweepstakes. The sheer attention the mere possibility of the businessman-turned governor-turned diplomat is attracting says much about the current state of the race and even more about what the party’s primary voters may be seeking in their next presidential nominee.
The first thing a possible Huntsman candidacy would bring to the 2012 campaign is a “new face.” Republicans often say that they want such a thing, but seldom get around to nominating it. This is, after all, the party that put a man named “Nixon,” on five of its national tickets, another named “Dole” on two, and two named “Bush” on six. Of the dozen or so Republicans likely to pursue the nomination, several sought the presidency or the vice presidency before, others were considered as possibilities, while the rest are all known to party circles for their work in past administrations, party affairs, and Congress.
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Jindal
Time to start a Draft Mercer movement!
I can remember back when USN&WR was, well not a conservative publication, but still a fairly even handed appraisal of the current events. Anymore it’s just another variant of Dem’s-Week.
IOTW, another RINO nightmare.
BTW, this is a teachable moment to those of you who repeat ad naseum that I want “anyone but Palin”. No, I sure as hell don’t. Not Huntsman, or Newt, or Mitt, or Tpaw, or Barbour, or Trump, or Johnson, or Huck, or Jeb, or Paul, or Mitch, or Santorum, or Roemer, or Pataki, or Gregg, or Dobbs, or Thune, or Bloomberg...
With all the manliness of Charlie Crist, no less.
LOL
Is Huntsman a Myth Romney or an Orrin G. Hatch “Republican,” which isn’t much of a Republican at all in either case?
Kinda like those guys’ lovechild
He is familiar to Glen Beck fans. He's a great guy, as if that meant anything- but in THIS election, it just might make an impact.
If there is anyone to whom the word exciting does not apply, it’s John Huntsman. The guy’s about as exciting as watching a slug crawl across the sidewalk.
Yeah... and herpes is not contagious!
Well, I think it IS a rule of presidential primary debates that you have to have at least one “WTF?” candidate. I.E. a candidate that nobody seems to know who they are and wonders what they heck they are doing up on the stage. Last election it was Gravel on the democrat side. It looks like Huntsman might be aiming for the title this go around.
Barone used to run the show there, didn’t he?
Huntsman Injects Excitement Excrement into 2012 GOP Presidential Race
It only would have been exciting if it had been Roy Mercer running...(my candidate can whup your candidate)
That is incorrect, I was confusing Jr. with Sr. Sr. was on GB.
Who on earth is this guy Huntsman, and why am I so excited?
Not.
Whatever it is, it's been soaked in PCP.
Whoever even heard of this guy except his Dad being a pal of Glenn Beck?
He’s a ‘Big Tent/Republicans need to reach out’ trust fund RINO who loved working for Obama.
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