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In the discussion thread: AP story points to Huntsman Jr. as Secretary of State candidate [View all]

Response to Freddie Stubbs (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:22 AM

31. Personally I would not have an objection to this...

He was Obama's Ambassador to China. He has lived abroad extensively, speaks Chinese, etc.

I'm not saying he stands heads above other qualified Democrats such as John Kerry but he is the kind of moderate Republican that doesn't really have a home in that party anymore.

I also think he is the kind of man who would do what is asked of him and conform to the President's policies. He would not be one to go off and create his own foreign policy.

As for Kerry, I think that would be a very good fit BUT I don't want to lose him in the Senate. Granted he is from Massachusetts but I wouldn't want to go through another Senate campaign there with the possibility it could be won by a Republican.

I would rather not harvest the House, but especially the Senate, for Democratic candidates to serve in the new Cabinet.

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102 replies	Author	Time	Post
AP story points to Huntsman Jr. as Secretary of State candidate [View all]	Freddie Stubbs	Nov 2012	OP
I think it would be very unwise to put a Republican in charge of the State Department	yardwork	Nov 2012	#1
Remember , Bill Clinton's last Secretary of Defense	cyclezealot	Nov 2012	#11
Defense is different from the State Department.	yardwork	Nov 2012	#20
My question about Huntsman	cyclezealot	Nov 2012	#37
Uhmmm ...	1StrongBlackMan	Nov 2012	#49
Sorry you think I'm overreacting. I would be very disappointed to see a Republican made SoS.	yardwork	Nov 2012	#52
Okay ...	1StrongBlackMan	Nov 2012	#57
There are many Democratic candidates more competent than Huntsman.	yardwork	Nov 2012	#62
By what measure?	1StrongBlackMan	Nov 2012	#63
So much for that whole "unity" thing eh?	ChillZilla	Nov 2012	#98
LOL!	yardwork	Nov 2012	#101
Doesn't mean Obama should do it	BigDemVoter	Nov 2012	#69
Agree with you one million %	BigDemVoter	Nov 2012	#67
why?	Enrique	Nov 2012	#79
I say no.....	FarPoint	Nov 2012	#2
Republicans distrusted him because he was Ambassador to China under Obama	Freddie Stubbs	Nov 2012	#4
Huntsman is DOA as a Republican Presidential Candidate	TomCADem	Nov 2012	#9
Exactly. It's bizzaro world over there.	harmonicon	Nov 2012	#73
The right-wingers are supposedly doing some inner soul-searching	Cal33	Nov 2012	#96
His goose is cooked with the GOP.	cyclezealot	Nov 2012	#13
The Republicans had an aneurysm over Chris Christie	Spider Jerusalem	Nov 2012	#71
No...	liberalmuse	Nov 2012	#3
Exactly...	FarPoint	Nov 2012	#5
I'll ditto that!	SoapBox	Nov 2012	#41
Wouldn't it be smart ...	1StrongBlackMan	Nov 2012	#50
Not sure I agree	kurt_cagle	Nov 2012	#6
This Sounds Like The Worst Team Gets The First/Best Draft Choice....	global1	Nov 2012	#8
Having an opposition that is sane and rational is good for the country	iandhr	Nov 2012	#12
When and if the Republicans started to nominate people like Huntsman we all win.	Exultant Democracy	Nov 2012	#43
Because it creates a contingency against a powerful extremist right-wing	demwing	Nov 2012	#16
keep your friends close and your enemies closer, isn't that the adage? n/t	Ed Suspicious	Nov 2012	#22
Absolutely, and while I don't see Huntsman as an "enemy"	demwing	Nov 2012	#34
I'm with you	SemperEadem	Nov 2012	#15
+1	JustAnotherGen	Nov 2012	#18
I was scared of Huntsman but knew he could not make it out of the primaries. Huckabee	coalition_unwilling	Nov 2012	#38
IMHO..	sendero	Nov 2012	#32
Why? (nt)	enough	Nov 2012	#7
So	John2	Nov 2012	#10
Hilary, now Huntsman, Is Obama trying to engineer the future?	AnnaLee	Nov 2012	#14
well this guy is a republican	madrchsod	Nov 2012	#17
I think clearly John Kerry deserves this job.	MessiahRp	Nov 2012	#19
If he picks Kerry Scott Brown comes back. After we worked our asses off to boot him.	iandhr	Nov 2012	#21
exactly. that would stink.	Ed Suspicious	Nov 2012	#23
Ditto. Brown Becomes The Frontrunner for Kerry's Job	TomCADem	Nov 2012	#24
Why? He lost by a large margin.	wisteria	Nov 2012	#70
In an off year election, his chances go back up	ProudToBeBlueInRhody	Nov 2012	#95
This really ignores the good Democrats that MA has	karynnj	Nov 2012	#47
Nicely put.	wisteria	Nov 2012	#72
53 Democrats plus 2 independents	karynnj	Nov 2012	#80
I think Brown will have a difficult time getting re-elected for anything in MA	graywarrior	Nov 2012	#58
What makes you so sure that the Dems couldn't beat Brown again?	MessiahRp	Nov 2012	#64
Not really, This is only speculation.	wisteria	Nov 2012	#68
I am with you, but I wouldn't be surprised if he gets pushed aside.	wisteria	Nov 2012	#66
...	politicasista	Nov 2012	#82
I find this topic fascinating on a number of levels.	zonkers	Nov 2012	#25
NO! NO! NO!	GeorgeGist	Nov 2012	#26
FUCK NO don't reward a Repug, dammit!	MotherPetrie	Nov 2012	#27
What a horrible possibility. DON'T DO IT!!	byeya	Nov 2012	#28
I don't like Huntsman. He is disloyal.	TwilightGardener	Nov 2012	#29
No! No more "bi-partisan" appointments	Kelvin Mace	Nov 2012	#30
Personally I would not have an objection to this...	Swede Atlanta	Nov 2012	#31
When he left the administration to run with the republicans, he made his bed.	Paulie	Nov 2012	#33
Completely selfish of me, but I'd want Howard Dean	Blue_Tires	Nov 2012	#35
... but, as you say, this isn't the job for him.	harmonicon	Nov 2012	#75
I saw a DUer throw Wesley Clark's name in the discussion	Blue_Tires	Nov 2012	#78
I don't know...	harmonicon	Nov 2012	#85
Clinton would be saying	Firebirds01	Nov 2012	#90
No to Huntsman. He passed on becoming a DEM before the	SDjack	Nov 2012	#36
I wouldn't pad the resume of a Republican who has White House aspirations. Is there a deal going?	nolabear	Nov 2012	#39
Replacing Hillary?	Ashened	Nov 2012	#40
Yes, she intends to "retire." nt	justiceischeap	Nov 2012	#45
She said long before the election that she'd only be on for one term - maybe even years before. (nt)	harmonicon	Nov 2012	#76
Shows how closely I follow the news...	Ashened	Nov 2012	#86
blarg. n/t	iamthebandfanman	Nov 2012	#42
NO MORE FREAKIN' REPUBLICANS!!!!!! nt	valerief	Nov 2012	#44
+1	forestpath	Nov 2012	#53
Huntsman? Never. Obama forgives, but he is not Jesus	appacom	Nov 2012	#46
No. Sec of State is a plum and while it is traditional to have	The Second Stone	Nov 2012	#48
Not just no but HELL NO!!	KamaAina	Nov 2012	#51
"Unnamed officials" said list of "possible" contenders "possibly" contains Huntsman's name.	NYC Liberal	Nov 2012	#54
I think maybe Huntsman is the unnamed official	TwilightGardener	Nov 2012	#60
They're just floating this to appear bipartisan,	NYC Liberal	Nov 2012	#74
No thanks. We need a liberal running our foreign policy.	Daniel537	Nov 2012	#55
The President will be "running our foreign policy"	Freddie Stubbs	Nov 2012	#94
Tarred with same brush	matt819	Nov 2012	#56
No. Huntsman already proved what kind of person he was with that ill-fated	Arkana	Nov 2012	#59
How do you figure?	harmonicon	Nov 2012	#77
I like him	maq-az	Nov 2012	#61
He walked out on President Obama before to run for President,	wisteria	Nov 2012	#65
Huntsman resigned his ambassadorship to run against Obama didn't he?	Cass	Nov 2012	#81
Susan Rice or John Kerry	JI7	Nov 2012	#83
Give it to Susan Rice	cire41	Nov 2012	#88
Susan Rice is a class act..	goclark	Nov 2012	#97
If Kerry gets the nod, do we need another election to fill his seat?	Myrina	Nov 2012	#102
Please, NOOOOO! We already had repugs as SOS for 8 yrs, now give Dems the chance to fix what	wordpix	Nov 2012	#84
Fuck no. We have hundreds of more qualified Democrats. Nt	TheDonkey	Nov 2012	#87
General Clark would make a great SOS or SOD for that matter	KewlKat	Nov 2012	#89
Do not put ANY rethug on a pedestal. There are NO good rethugs.	Hugabear	Nov 2012	#91
The Petraeus Scandal	kurt_cagle	Nov 2012	#92
Poor Kerry, always a bridesmaid and never a bride.	Beacool	Nov 2012	#93
Oh no....Kerry should get it	SayitAintSo	Nov 2012	#99
Hope this is not true. Hard to believe he couldn't find a qualified liberal who wants the job.	AzDar	Nov 2012	#100

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