President Obama Nominates Potential 2012 GOP Opponent to be Ambassador to China

"Reagan's deficits, and his tax cuts, gave rise to two decades of economic growth unprecedented in the history of the world."

ROFLMAO!

Now Saint Reagan pushes aside even Bush!

BRILLIANT CHOICE BY PRESIDENT OBAMA. CROSSED PARTY LINES TO CHOOSE THE BEST PERSON FOR THE POSITION. THE COUNTRY FIRST!

I must say, that I am enjoying Fascist Hyena's
twisting in the wind over everything Democratic.

Obama has made an excellent choice in Huntsman Jr. I don't think given the disarray of the GOP right now whether Huntsman could have ever gotten the nomination in 2012 but as an Independent who waivered between Obama and McCain, I certainly had hoped he would burst out onto the National scene and was watching his career very closely and have been very impressed.
I think Obama's primary motivation was Huntsman is the right person for the job . In all honesty given the GOP will probably need one more big loss until they get the fact that the right wing won't win a national election , I think Obama has done Huntsman a favor and this is a smart move on Huntsman's part.
He gets away from the mess in the GOP, building up on his credentials and hopefully we'll get an opportunity to hear or see him on a national level more prominently- that will only work for him whenever he chooses to run (if ever). I think Huntsman will work well with Obama but I have to admit I would have loved to see those two debate in 2012.

Obama is simply "brilliant" because he found a qualified person who speaks the language, knows the country he is going to AND presumably wasn't a HUGE donor like his other ambassador choices. Of course it is a Republican. He probably even paid his taxes! No Democrats fit any of those qualifications. As far as the main contender in 2012, uh are you guys serious? Whenever you assign such political strategies to Obama as if it is a good thing, it makes him seem like even more of a self centered, crooked Chicago hack than he already is. So worried about 20012 that he needs to get rid of any competitors already? I have zero respect for his policies and even I don't think he is that bad.

Good choice.....the true Americans are thinking about their country and how to serve her. Second, America has been in China's debt for DECADES.....it didn't start with with our current President.

I doubt Axelrod or Rahm were concerned about a Huntsman 2012 conflict.. there is really only one potential candidate (democrat female) who could upset the incumbent's apple cart..

"Have you finally come around to the necessity of deficit spending (a well honored favorite of Republican 'spend and debt it' policy since Reagan) and fear the loss of it?"

Never in my life have I contended that it was unnecessary. I am able to draw a sharp distinction between a deficit that is 4% of GDP and one that is 12.9% of GDP. And I can draw a similar distinction when it comes to the ratio of the national debt to GDP. "Most economists agree" that the Obama levels are reckless, unnecessary and destructive. Reagan's deficits, and his tax cuts, gave rise to two decades of economic growth unprecedented in the history of the world. Obama's have done nothing at all, and threaten great harm.

Meanwhile, Democratic Senator Jim Webb discourses on some of the inanities of the young president and his administration:

"'We spend hundreds of millions of dollars building an appropriate facility with all security precautions in Guantanamo to try these cases,' Webb said. 'There are cases against international law. These aren't people who were in the United States, committing a crime in the United States. These are people who were brought to Guantanamo for international terrorism. I do not believe they should be tried in the United States.'

"When pressed on the year deadline, Webb suggested the administration might have to be more flexible as it figures out where to send detainees.

"'They've said a lot of things and taken a look and said some other things,' Webb said. 'So let's process these people in a very careful way and then take care of it.'"

Who?

Hope Huntsman takes it. We need an operative on the inside. : )

so does this mean the "reporters"
will do what it takes to question everything and add the facts of what is real? I believe OB is getting all the strong opponents in positions where they cannot speak out or like Pilosi ,Richarson,Daschle,Kerry ,Mcasklll,dear Donna ,wright ,such a big list use them and leave them!
It seems sex scandals,micheles arms and ugly clothes are a main topic when they aren't going along with whatever OB group puts out there letting gibbs mock any questioning of important issues such as this new appointment.They need to pretend it is bill clinton and try to get him on just anything and make it a negativeand treat it as fact. the MSM bought and paid for. although it seems Jake and a couple others are waking and questioning .

Fascist Hyena:"They can stop buying our debt. They can press for an abandonment of the dollar as the world's reserve currency. (They're already doing both things.)"

That would result in two things: The elimination of deficit spending, and the elimination of the national debt (well, mostly - inflation would make it irrelevant quickly).

What is your problem with the two above items? Have you finally come around to the necessity of deficit spending (a well honored favorite of Republican 'spend and debt it' policy since Reagan) and fear the loss of it?

FWIW, in the poll released a few days ago of Republican Insiders' opinions on the Republican governors with the brightest political futures, Huntsman came in 6th with 6%. Bobby Jindal, Tim Pawlenty, Haley Barbour, and Charlie Crist were way ahead.

I hadn't heard of Huntsman until I read the piece in the last few weeks about how much Obama feared him.

So that's interesting.

" I find it funny that suddenly he's a rising star who would have contended in 2012."

So do I. It's just another falsehood emanating from the Obama camp:

"While no republican presidential candidate yet makes Obama’s team “'hake in {their} shoes…,' President Obama’s campaign manager, David Plouffe, now says Governor Jon Huntsman makes him, a 'wee bit queasy…I think he’s really out there speaking a lot of truth about the direction of the party.'”

As with so many such falsehoods, people are starting to catch on.

"Even if the Chinese communists don't turn him, he still will have enough stain on him to be a less viable candidate..."

Didn't seem to make G.H.W. Bush less viable.

" there is nothing they can do about that. If there is inflation, it will hit China more than anyone in the US..."

They can stop buying our debt. They can press for an abandonment of the dollar as the world's reserve currency. (They're already doing both things.)

Checkmate! Lesson#1 never bring checkers to a game of chess. LOL!

palamino:"We need to keep China happy because Lord knows they basically own us now."

Not quite. Most economists agree that China is firmly snared in a dollar trap - a great deal of their foreign reserves are entirely beholden to our economic policy, and there is nothing they can do about that. If there is inflation, it will hit China more than anyone in the US...

nobody ever accused BHO, Jr of being stupid. Not only has he effectively silenced a critic, Hillary. He now will be sending a potential political "adversary" over to the ChiComs for vetting, etc. Even if the Chinese communists don't turn him, he still will have enough stain on him to be a less viable candidate if there are any more incidents, economic downturns, etc. Obama has learned his political tactics well from his heros, mentors, and fellow travellers (Alinsky et al).

The smartest president we've had in years!