I don’t see his being China Jon Huntsman’s campaign manager, then his chief of staff as a youthful indiscretion. Lay down... dogs, fleas, etc.
I’m just saying we don’t need another Hatch. Red Flags. Voice in the wilderness. Bump ahead. Head’s up.
Ya know?
I don’t know all that much about Huntsman other than the fact that he served in the Reagan, GHW Bush, and GW Bush administrations in various capacities and that he was elected and then overwhelmingly reelected as Governor of Utah, a pretty conservative state.
Why Obama would choose Huntsman as an ambassador, and why Huntsman would choose an Obama appointment I don’t know. But from what I could tell about Huntsman, I don’t think serving as his campaign manager in 2004 (when he was running and campaigning as a conservative republican in a conservative state) and briefly serving as his chief of staff is a huge negative. In 2004 and 2005, I doubt anybody would have predicted that Huntsman would be appointed to an ambassadorship by an empty suit senator of a president with the most liberal (albeit limited) voting record in history.