Stuck with Huntsman
Gov. Jon Huntsman tells the Deseret Morning News that he won't cut short his tenure in Utah to accept a job from John McCain. That is, IF McCain gets elected president and IF Huntsman is re-elected governor and IF McCain offers Huntsman something tempting.
"I had a great opportunity to serve in different capacities in Washington. You do your time and move on. I'm very happy to be doing what I'm doing here. This is a great honor."The speculation, of course, arises from Huntsman's savvy decision to energetically back McCain's candidacy, rather than Utah favorite Mitt Romney.
Still, Huntsman left the door open by refusing to pledge to finish a second term if offered a McCain job.
Former Gov. Mike Leavitt, you'll remember, bailed on the state when offered a cabinet position with the Bush administration. Spurned Utah went on to rack up a series of record budget surpluses. Maybe we should demand Huntsman go.
1 Comments:
This Huntsman response is complete b.s. When a president comes to you with a request, you take it. It's that simple. I'd love to watch Jon say no to McCain. Will never happen.
McCain looks like a long shot now, but it's a long campaign. And start looking at the work of Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert, who's been salivating to be governor.
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