I know that Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. keeps saying that he doesn’t want to leave Utah before his term is up, but how else do you explain this:
GOP vice presidential nominee and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has foreign policy experience because of the sheer location of the state she leads, Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said Wednesday.
“I love when people say she has no national security experience, no foreign policy experience,” Huntsman told Utah delegates to the Republican National Convention. “The state borders Russia and Canada, for heaven’s sake.”
Huntsman gave a full-throated defense of Palin – a surprise pick by Sen. John McCain as his running mate – during a morning breakfast with delegates. Palin, who until Friday was a relatively unknown governor, is expected to speak tonight at the convention.
As a surrogate for McCain, Huntsman has made the rounds in the Twin Cities, speaking to several delegations and appearing on television to boost the Republican ticket.
He said Wednesday that he can’t wait for the vice presidential debate between Palin and Sen. Joe Biden, Democratic candidate Barack Obama’s running mate.
“The expectation will be so low, and she’ll just hit it all out of the park,” Huntsman said.
(Emphasis mine)
Burr’s Salt Lake Tribune article goes on to quote Huntsman defending Palin’s family, which has obvious contradictions to the “Conservative Family Values” that are so often pushed from the GOP. Huntsman has been a long-time fan of John McCain, but seriously….continuing the “Russia is next door, that’s foreign policy experience” meme is below him. Especially when his primetime speech just got bumped from the GOP Convention “coincidentally” right after it was revealed that it would be an environmental call to arms for the GOP.
Perhaps more Utahns should give Bob Springmeyer a second look?
If and that’s a big IF, McCain wins, Huntsman will jump so fast that he’ll leave his family behind. A few years in the administration and then on to either the UN or to the Chinese Embassy. While we are stuck with Herbert?
Most voters in Utah won’t give Springmeyer a first look, let alone a second look. Those who want to be rid of Huntsman had better hope for a McCain victory because Brad is right – Huntsman might even beat McCain to D.C.