U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman (R) has sent a resignation letter to President Barack Obama in possible preparation for a presidential bid against his boss. He will step down from his post in April.
Huntsman submitted his resignation late Monday, a senior administration official said. His resignation will take effect on April 30, giving the administration barely three months to name -- and get confirmed - an ambassador to one of the most critical postings in the world.
Administration officials expressed chagrin at Huntman's change of heart, but said they were doubtful he could make a successful run at the presidency. They chalked much of his aspirations up to the wishful thinking of adviser John Weaver, and dismissed the idea that there is suddenly a market for centrists such as Huntsman after the tea party sweep of 2010.
"It's hard to imagine a massive moderate reaction that will give birth to Huntsman," one senior administration official said Monday.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/eye-on-2012/jon-huntsman-expected-to-resig.htmlHe was a very moderate governor here in Utah. Don't know how he will fare nation wide but I don't really see him tacking to the right. Maybe I'm brainwashed (he worked hard to keep benefits for the poorest here and came out for gay rights. I don't see him as at Romney, at least not a Mitt Romney, maybe more like Romney's dad, who, for those who don't remember, came out against Vietnam in 1968 which was very brave for a republican at the time.)
If ever there was a RINO, it is Huntsman. I hope he is honorable.
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