Obama to name Utah gov-(R) ambassador to China

Bluebear

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Fri May-15-09 10:27 PM
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Obama to name Utah gov-(R) ambassador to China

Edited on Fri May-15-09 10:27 PM by Bluebear

By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer Beth Fouhy, Associated Press Writer – 5 mins ago

NEW YORK – A source close to Utah's Gov. Jon Huntsman says President Barack Obama plans to name the Republican governor as ambassador to China.

The source says Huntsman has accepted the appointment.

An announcement was expected at the White House Saturday morning.

Huntsman has been mentioned as a potential 2012 presidential contender. He served as ambassador to Singapore under President George H.W. Bush.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090516/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_utah_governor

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rwheeler31

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Fri May-15-09 10:31 PM
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1. Interesting

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MADem

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Fri May-15-09 10:32 PM
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2. When's the next gubernatorial election? Is there a strong Dem contender with the

incumbent out of the way?

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scheming daemons

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Fri May-15-09 10:37 PM
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3. Good... get him out of the country.... open up Utah to a Dem governor?

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rwheeler31

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Fri May-15-09 10:42 PM
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4. If Huntsman understands the culture, good move.

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Bluebear

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Fri May-15-09 10:44 PM
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5. The culture of low wages and zero oversight on labor and environmental laws :)

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imdjh

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Fri May-15-09 10:58 PM
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8. As I understand it, he's frequently criticized by Utahans (sp?) for not doing anything...

... about illegal immigrants.

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Thrill

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Fri May-15-09 10:45 PM
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6. Republicans can't be happy about this

I thought he would be their best candidate against Obama. Him doing this pretty much tells you if he has Presidential intentions, he'll wait and not run against Obama

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Historic NY

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Fri May-15-09 11:07 PM
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10. Kind of hard to run on "long distance" alone,

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imdjh

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Fri May-15-09 10:56 PM
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7. That's one way of doing it. Perhaps he could appoint all the R govs to the far east.

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Zynx

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Fri May-15-09 10:59 PM
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9. Huntsman is a good man. He's actually come out in favor of civil unions and rational

policies regarding spending in his state against a crazy ass legislature.

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