I didn't come up with the moderate label, he did, on CBS, he called himself, at various points, "right of center" and "center right", he embraced being characterized as a moderate, and seems to have referred to himself as such at least once.
That said, I don't dislike the guy, my inlays (to my surprise, know him), and speak positively and highly of him (downside, one of them is a Romney supporter, lol). I think he could make a good CofS, and he is apparently close friends with Rick Perry, he also comes from a very wealthy family. That said, I'll look at him, but he needs to back off on this global warming crapola, and attacking people who don't drink the climate change kool-aid, either way, his campaign isn't looking to good either, but I won't rule him out.
FWIW, I don't hold working as an ambassador to china under Obama against him, if anything, it probably helped give him an inside look at the administration, and I do prefer someone who puts their country first and foremost. Its also easier to safeguard and watch your countries interest on the inside then on the outside.
Suddenly he will look very conservative compared to Mitt and Newt as the same mainstream media outlets that adored him this summer start in about how his tax-plan is “radically right-wing,” and how he has pushed an “extreme anti-choice” agenda. lol
Labels are inherently relative depending on your perspective and it was a very different race this summer. There was no way Huntsman was going to “out-conservative” Bachmann, Santorum, Perry, Cain et al and it wouldn’t have been believable at that point anyway. The media simply thrives on conflict and will spin any contrast among the candidates to fit their prevailing storyline. It doesn’t in any way, shape, or form imply that Huntsman doesn’t “like” conservatives or that he has been unavailable to the conservative press. How anyone can make the case that he is more risky than Gingrich or Romney is beyond me.