Comments on: President Obama Nominates Potential 2012 GOP Opponent to be Ambassador to China

By: Ryan C

Ryan C — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:42:02 +0000

“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!

By: Juez7

Juez7 — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:35:39 +0000

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

By: LOL

LOL — Mon, 18 May 2009 06:55:59 +0000

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

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:13:29 +0000

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.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:59:41 +0000

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.

By: tychisum

tychisum — Sun, 17 May 2009 21:21:58 +0000

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.

By: DontGet818OnMeNow

DontGet818OnMeNow — Sun, 17 May 2009 20:34:03 +0000

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..

By: Fascist Hyena

Fascist Hyena — Sun, 17 May 2009 18:48:59 +0000

“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.’”

By: LongT

LongT — Sun, 17 May 2009 18:18:33 +0000

Who?

By: jordan

jordan — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:44:10 +0000

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