Still Good Friends
While Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. and Sen. Orrin Hatch have publicly aired their differences on the best strategy to keep nuclear waste out of western Utah's Skull Valley, those differences have not damaged their political relationship.
Huntsman, who recently called Hatch's continued support of the Bush administration's plan to put a permanent waste dump in Yucca Mountain, Nev., "ill advised," will announce today his public support for Hatch's re-election bid and he will co-chair the Hatch campaign, along with Sen. Bob Bennett, who also disagrees with Hatch on the nuclear waste dump issue.
Hatch has an announced Republican opponent to his bid for a sixth term next year in State Rep. Steve Urquhart, R-St. George, so there was some speculation about Huntsman's commitment to Hatch's campaign after his recent criticism of Hatch.
Republican office-holders criticizing other Republican officeholders is a rarity.
But Huntsman will put those doubts to rest today with his announcement backing the Hatch bandwagon.
Huntsman, who recently called Hatch's continued support of the Bush administration's plan to put a permanent waste dump in Yucca Mountain, Nev., "ill advised," will announce today his public support for Hatch's re-election bid and he will co-chair the Hatch campaign, along with Sen. Bob Bennett, who also disagrees with Hatch on the nuclear waste dump issue.
Hatch has an announced Republican opponent to his bid for a sixth term next year in State Rep. Steve Urquhart, R-St. George, so there was some speculation about Huntsman's commitment to Hatch's campaign after his recent criticism of Hatch.
Republican office-holders criticizing other Republican officeholders is a rarity.
But Huntsman will put those doubts to rest today with his announcement backing the Hatch bandwagon.
11:09 AM
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1 Comments:
"Republican office-holders criticizing other Republican officeholders is a rarity."
HUH???? Not in Utah, at least against some Republicans who might not agree exactly with some others. It happens in a LOT of primary elections. Sometimes Republicans do things in those elections that make liberals seem like Sunday school teachers. The real elections many times are in the primary elections. I do hope that we can elect good honest people and avoid the shenanigans.
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