Chet Lemon Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Link US APNewsAlert WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Obama to name Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman of Utah as ambassador to China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Wow didn't see this one coming. Was hoping a guy like Huntsman might become a leader of the Republicans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I look forward to those who post here complaining that Obama is not bipartisan enough. I'm sure they'll find a reason to completely dismiss this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Does he leave his gov. position for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (KipWellsFan @ May 16, 2009 -> 04:04 AM) Wow didn't see this one coming. Was hoping a guy like Huntsman might become a leader of the Republicans... Yeah a lot of people were saying that, Huntsman seems to really have his s*** together. Actually this doesn't really hurt his resume. Bush 41 was ambassador to China in the 70s, ironically he complained about it at first since he was thinking about being president one day and being a diplomat isn't exactly fast-tracking it (heh, guess it didn't matter). But Huntsman's already been a governor. Edited May 16, 2009 by lostfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 16, 2009 -> 07:49 AM) I'm sure they'll find a reason to completely dismiss this. Honestly, it should be dismissed. Who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 QUOTE (mr_genius @ May 16, 2009 -> 10:59 AM) Honestly, it should be dismissed. Who cares? Because this was a guy who could have legitimately made some noise in 2012 as an outside-the-box candidate for the Republican nomination...someone who isn't of the Palin/Huckabee/Romney mold and who actually might bring a differing set of policies. It's far less likely that he'll run in 2012 now. But this could set him up with stronger credentials in 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 16, 2009 -> 01:00 PM) Because this was a guy who could have legitimately made some noise in 2012 as an outside-the-box candidate for the Republican nomination...someone who isn't of the Palin/Huckabee/Romney mold and who actually might bring a differing set of policies. It's far less likely that he'll run in 2012 now. But this could set him up with stronger credentials in 2016. if wants to run he will. this still doesn't mean anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 QUOTE (mr_genius @ May 16, 2009 -> 02:48 PM) if wants to run he will. this still doesn't mean anything. Well it's kind of hard to campaign from China. Being a diplomat is not really the best place to go for politics. It doesn't rule out anything he can do later though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 QUOTE (lostfan @ May 16, 2009 -> 02:02 PM) Well it's kind of hard to campaign from China. Being a diplomat is not really the best place to go for politics. It doesn't rule out anything he can do later though. someone else can take the post i see the Obama crew really thinks this is some amazing bipartisan move, so i don't think anything will change their minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 He seems like a solid pick for the position, fluent in Mandarin among other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 QUOTE (mr_genius @ May 16, 2009 -> 01:48 PM) if wants to run he will. this still doesn't mean anything. Unless he pulls a Judd Gregg in the next few weeks that's obviously not going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 QUOTE (mr_genius @ May 16, 2009 -> 02:06 PM) someone else can take the post i see the Obama crew really thinks this is some amazing bipartisan move, so i don't think anything will change their minds. He's a solid pick, but it's obvious there was a political motive behind it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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