Posted on 12/06/2011 12:27:05 PM PST by St. Louis Conservative
“The best ideas are going to come out of the states,” said Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman, speaking to a group of bloggers, online journalists and digital strategists at the Heritage Foundation.
Huntsman, who has seen an uptick in interest in his candidacy since the last two Republican debates that showcased his foreign policy strengths, used the event to draw on his experience as Utah’s governor as a way to reinforce his domestic bonafides.
Huntsman served as Utah’s governor from 2004 until 2009, when he was appointed by President Barack Obama to be U.S. ambassador to China.
In a wide-ranging talk, Huntsman’s discussion included Medicare, Medicaid, social security, education, global warming and the deficit, arguing that the answers to many of the country’s problems “are at the state level.”
“Our number one challenge — the economic deficit — can be changed,” said Huntsman. He suggested that the United Stares “could be on the cusp of an manufacturing renaissance.”
However, according to Huntsman, the United States also faces a devastating “trust deficit” resulting from “no trust toward Congress,” “no leadership” from the executive, and total distrust of Wall Street. “The people of this nation no longer have trust in the institutions of power,” he said.
“I want to phase out corporate welfare — totally,” said Huntsman.
“I’m still trying to find the value of the Department of Education,” said Huntsman, pointing out that he was the first governor to opt out of No Child Left Behind.
“Every child has a genius within... It’s not about resources, it’s about priorities,” he added.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
* get rid of all corporate welfare, eliminate deductions, and flatten tax rates across the board
* wants to get rid of No Child Left Behind and questions the value of the Dept of Ed
* says will not "unilaterally disarm" the economy in the name of "unsettled science" around climate change
* is the ONLY candidate to put forth a credible plan to wind down Fannie/Freddie and permanently end TBTF
Washington Post detects and uptick.
Uptick?
What uptick?
He’s stuck at 1%. A strong, consistent, never-changing 1%.
He is the true 1%er!
Another case of the msm trying to choose a candidate for us. This with a positive tone about one. That is all you need to know.
Really? I don’t see the stint as ambassador as a bad thing. It’s honorable to serve the President, especially in a somewhat symbolic role, at a time that China is our most complex international challenge.
READ his issues page. There is NOTHING remotely Conservative about Huntsman. He is just another RINO statist who thinks Government is the solution
Newt is the one the D’s want us to pick. Newt has been on Fox News something like 60 times in the last two months. We are being force fed Newt.
But, once Newt is nominated the media will destroy him. His marraige / affairs are beyond what was alleged about Cain, and no one is denying it. If nothing else that will cost him millions of female votes, in turn dooming his bid.
But there is SO much more. How about the $1.5 million in consulting fees from Freddie?
He’s no small government conservative, and he appears to be all ego and no conscience.
If we nominate him the media will crush him, and Barry will get a second term.
Seeing as no one like’s Mitt, Huntsman may really be our best choice.
The peddling of his daughters was another warning sign for those that did not see him for the Rino that he is and would be in office.
I don’t know what you’re reading. I see nothing by 100% conservatism in his issues and his record. His economic platform was rated the best of all the candidates by the WSJ and by Erick Erickson of RedState.
Perhaps you could help me by stating what specifically you find on his issues page that makes you think he’s not conservative?
As for the link, it looks like a lot of pretty generic Republican stuff. Here's the financial reform ideas:
As for the link, it looks like a lot of pretty generic Republican stuff. Here's the financial reform ideas:
Jon Huntsman’s Love Letters (to Obama & the Clintons)
Huntsman's Liberal Policies as Governor Pose Challenge
Huntsman: Climate Change Has Established Scientists Associated With It
Jon Huntsman's Cap and Trade, Stimulus Support and Individual Mandate Past Catches Up to Him
Huntsman in 2009: Stimulus "Probably Wasn't Big Enough"
Huntsman isn’t a choice. He is a curiosity who voters choose to ignore. When he gets up to 3 percent in the polls, he might become a person of interest in some obscure cults of progressive bastions.
Really? I do. Just as Trump, Bachmann, Perry and Cain got to the front, only to make unrecoverable errors and lose all momentum (in several cases dropping out) so too will Newt likely put his foot in it.
At which point the "anybody but Romney" crowd, led by Free Republic will look around to see who else is left to be the Anti-Mitt, and there sitting pretty will be Huntsman.
I'm not saying it WILL happen that way, but it's at least possible. He might as well hang in for a bit.
It's not like Gingrich hasn't screwed up and quit before.
Really? I do. Just as Trump, Bachmann, Perry and Cain got to the front, only to make unrecoverable errors and lose all momentum (in several cases dropping out) so too will Newt likely put his foot in it.
At which point the "anybody but Romney" crowd, led by Free Republic will look around to see who else is left to be the Anti-Mitt, and there sitting pretty will be Huntsman.
I'm not saying it WILL happen that way, but it's at least possible. He might as well hang in for a bit.
I don't think I'd count on that. There seems to me as much hostility directed at Huntsman on Free Republic as there is at Romney. It's not as readily apparent because there are way fewer Huntsman thread and it's kind of pointless to take shots at the guy in last place. But, do a search of Huntsman threads for the last six months. I think many actually consider Huntsman to the left of Romney, and may even support Romney over Huntsman or (more likely) vote third party before voting for either.
Huntsman is Plan B for the liberal media, just in case Romney crashes before the primaries.
Sorry to disagree with you, but listening to him during the debates indicated to me that this guy is far from the type of Conservative I wish to support.
I don’t think he has any idea how much he outed himself to my way of thinking.
>> Uptick?
You’re asking me? No, I don’t think he’s up.
Up to no good, maybe. But not up in the polls.
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