Monday, January 16, 2012

Huntsman Gives Up Hunt


Former Utah Governor and Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman dropped out of the Rethuglican primary race today, throwing his support behind a man he once described as a "well-lubricated weather vane" and unelectable: Willard "Mittens" Romney.

On paper, Huntsman would appear to be the ideal Rethuglican candidate: executive experience, business acumen, foreign policy experience, picture perfect family. But Huntsman -- whom the Dems thought was the most formidable potential opponent -- couldn't summon the dishonesty on issues and express the hate of President Obama that the unhinged Rethuglican right requires in their candidates.