Huntsman, Springmeyer agree to agree
I don't know whether it's the blue-dog influence on Democrat Bob Springmeyer or Gov. Jon Huntsman's scandalously moderate philosophy, but a so-called debate between them shed little heat as the opponents agreed on just about everything. At times Huntsman sounded like he was channeling former Mayor Rocky Anderson.Points of consensus during the KUED/KUER debate included:
- Expanding health care.
- Limits on campaign spending.
- Education for immigrant children.
- A bipartisan commission to prevent gerrymandered legislative and congressional boundaries.
- Blocking nuclear waste disposal.
- They even agree that a government bailout of Wall Street is necessary.
Probably the most striking aspect of the debate was how far the Guv strays from Utah's conservative GOP party line. John McCain seemingly could take lessons in being a maverick from his longtime supporter Huntsman.
For a different slant on the debate go to the Democratic Party website, which reports that Springmeyer nailed Huntsman on his inhumanity in implementing a 10-hour/four-day work week for state workers. And as for Jon being a maverick, Dem Party apparatchik writes:
Huntsman seemed proud of the fact that he had taken positions on policies that have made him a minor celebrity in the world of moderate Republican politics outside of Utah.
He didn’t talk about why he has problems getting those policies past the legislative power brokers of his own party and actually enacted into law.
3 Comments:
Thank you Guv for shutting Chaffetz' mouth on his racist immigration policy. Now why did you fire him?
Inhumanity? I love the 4 day work week. I can't speak for others, but I would be lying if I said I heard them complaining. UPEA is unhappy they got left out, but they represent so few state employees, I question their relevance.
Huntsman isn't a Republican exactly like me. I disagree with him on occassion. But I respect him, because at the end of the day, he has kept taxes under control, and has not expanded the role of government in my life. That's core Republican philosophy, and on that, Huntsman has done a great job.
Curious..
Huntsman was responding to the smear coming from his democrat opponent. He has already been told that Jason didn't say what was reported.
Huntsman endorsed Jason Chaffetz.
Is that all you democrats can do, smear?
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