[St. Louis Conservative]

Huntsman is THE choice for serious conservatives at this point. He is more conservative than Mitt & Newt, and will be a FAR stronger general election candidate. A few takeaways from Huntsman's speech:

* 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

[samtheman]

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!

[NathanR]

Huntsman may have garnered tens or even hundreds of “Atta Boys” from his time on the campaign and as governor of Utah. I don't care. Whatever they are or were they have been overwhelmed by the “Oh Sh***” caused by his voluntary becoming Obama’s ambassador to China. That does it for me, and it would take years of walking the straight and narrow to overcome it.

[Parley Baer]

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.

[MNJohnnie]

READ his issues page. There is NOTHING remotely Conservative about Huntsman. He is just another RINO statist who thinks Government is the solution

http://jon2012.com/issues

[apillar]

I was convinced as soon as Huntsman got in the race that he was nothing more than the establishment Republicans fallback candidate in case Romney stumbles somewhere in the primary season or maybe being groomed as the “Chosen One” for 2016. He has little personality, he hasn't stood out in any of the debates, hasn't shown he can fire up the base or fund-raise. He's consistently been dead last in most of the polls. Honestly, I don't see any path for him to the nomination.

[Timber Rattler]

No he's not.

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"

Video: Take it from Jon Huntsman

Huntsman's Anti-GOP Strategy

[pallis]

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.

[Walrus]

Huntsman is Plan B for the liberal media, just in case Romney crashes before the primaries.

[DoughtyOne]

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.

[CowboyJay]

Huntsman’s problem is he’s a CoC/CFR sock-puppet. Romney already owns most of that contingent. He doesn’t really hold any appeal for nationalists or social conservatives (although admittedly, neither does Mitt or Newt). And he’s not old enough for the geriatric entitlement mafia. I think he’d be a fine candidate if he were running as a democrat.

Unlike Mitt or Newt, he’s someone I might actually consider holding my nose for if he did manage to win the nomination. But he’s not someone I’m going to waste a primary vote on.

[1malumprohibitum]

Are you kidding? Huntsman is a smarmy, unctuous, progressive in RINO’s clothing. I wouldnt buy a used car from him much less trust him with the reins to the country.

[chemicalman]

he was appointed by President Barack Obama to be U.S. ambassador to China.

Well, that there lies the REAL problem. Heussein loves RINOs.