Steve Benen on Jon Huntsman: Truth Outweighs Consistency

Truth outweighs consistency
By Steve Benen

Jon Huntsman was asked on Friday about his support for the Recovery Act, and the fact that in 2009, he wanted the stimulus to be bigger, not smaller.

Huntsman said his problem with the Recovery Act had to do with taxes. “My take was, let’s stimulate business,” he told George Stephanopoulos. “Let’s look at tax cuts, let’s look at payroll tax deductions.”

Was that actually his take? Actually, no. Here’s a video of Huntsman talking about the stimulus two years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jeAm7Epgvlk#at=196

For those who can’t watch clips from your work computers, starting at around the 3:15 mark in this video, Huntsman said of the stimulus, “Too little focus on meaningful and relevant infrastructure that would have enhanced our entire nation and our ability to compete. Whether delivering products or moving people from point A to point B — in other words, the overall enhancement of needed infrastructure in our country which is desperately needed.

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