Jon Huntsman Sr. likes Hillary and Jeb

[Brian4Liberty]

The crony GOP establishment loves Hillary and Jeb, but are not so fond of the Tea Party.

Video at link: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/-the-...lican-party---jon-huntsman-sr--210121174.html

"The Tea Party has completely...ruined the Republican Party": Jon Huntsman Sr.
By Aaron Task

If the polls hold, 2014 should be a banner year for Republicans. But Jon Hunstman Sr., a self-described "lifelong Republican" and former special assistant to President Richard Nixon, is looking ahead with concern about the Grand Old Party's 2016 prospects.

"The Tea Party has completely captivated and ruined the Republican Party today and they'll show this in 2016," says Hunstman, author of Barefoot to Billionaire. "Unless a Jeb Bush comes in or John Huntsman Jr., the Republicans don't have a prayer."

In addition to being the founder and executive chairman of the chemical company that bears his name, Huntsman is the father of Jon Huntsman Jr., the former Utah Governor and U.S. Ambassador to China who unsuccessfully sought the GOP nomination in 2012.
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As for Jeb Bush, Huntsman says he is "very bright and able" and "would represent the Republican party very well. But I doubt he'll be embraced too heavily by the Tea Party gang."

Asked about a hypothetical matchup between Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton, Huntsman says he "not a great handicapper" but thinks Hillary "would be a fine President."
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/-the-...lican-party---jon-huntsman-sr--210121174.html

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

"The Tea Party has completely captivated and ruined the Republican Party."

I'd say they're more the ugly stepson of the GOP since many 'Tea Party' types come off as kooks because they stick their feet in their mouths. Any rhetoric that comes off as sensible gets buried underneath the idiots that claim the label. For example, Chris McDaniel may be who people wanted for Mississippi, but when you talk about 'not compromising,' you alienate voters who want to see things get done. You can't win by just appealing to your base, if Cochran appealing to Democrats is any indication. I'd say Tea Party types are good at keeping the GOP as a whole on their toes, but they're more noisemakers than anything else. They didn't catapult Boehner from Speaker's seat. One of their biggest claims to fame was Dave Brat- one guy in a sea of other losses. So yeah, from the general electorate's point of view, saying you just want to go further right as opposed to getting things done doesn't appeal to general voters right now.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

BREAKING NEWS: establishment endorses itself

...more at 11.

 

[erowe1]

If you think Hillary would be a fine president, then why even care if the Republicans are ruined?

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

All the billionaire Oligarch Fascist Huntsman love establishment courtesans.

Mafioso Fascists (Jon Huntsman) running/maintaining the world's largest organized crime syndicate.

 

[Working Poor]

Fuck him

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Jon Huntsman: You know, Hillary Clinton’s pretty goshdarned terrific

He said this in the same interview in which he said he hasn’t ruled out running for president again someday. Dude, I think this could be the guy.

You tell me: What’s the angle here? ...

Maybe this is as simple as Huntsman calculating the odds for a new career opportunity and wagering smartly....either he’s stuck running for governor again once Gary Herbert retires or he can take a hard look at 2016, decide who he thinks is the most likely candidate to win, and start sucking up in hopes of landing another diplomatic position in the administration. Maybe ambassador to China again under President Hillary? Maybe secretary of state? Shed your labels and dream big, my friends.

http://hotair.com/archives/2014/05/...-hillary-clintons-pretty-goshdarned-terrific/

 

[cindy25]

not surprised with his attitude towards Jeb, but Hillary is

 

[Spikender]

He should stop endorsing statist scum, but that's a bit much to ask of someone who is statist scum himself.