Two Truly Chilling Sentences About Jon Huntsman
Troy Senik ·
August 5, 2011 at 12:27am
From Daniel Drezner's blog at ForeignPolicy.com:
... I'd expect decent odds that Huntsman would be the secretary of state in any incoming GOP administration (quick, name me an alternate candidate with sufficient gravitas). Even if he's a sideshow to the current GOP nomination, he wouldn't be if a Republican won in 2012.
Personally, I want no business with any potential Republican president willing to install Huntsman at Foggy Bottom (the first rule of effectively managing the State Department is not to do it with a company man). But I turn it over to you, the Ricochetoise. Who should be the next GOP president's pick to represent America abroad?
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May '10
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John Bolton.
Apr '11
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I'm going to concur with those saying John Bolton, especially as I can see him as a man willing to uproot some of the subversive elements within the State Department that often worked counter to President George W. Bush.
Jun '10
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I'm not sure that representing America abroad should be the core job assignment. Perhaps representing America in the State Department should be the focus. Perhaps we need someone who will break some china here at home. Might be a core element of the job description for all cabinet appointments.
May '11
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Mayor McCheese. He's well qualified for the job and needs a gig. Dick Cheney with a shotgun would be my second choice.
Aug '10
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Bolton was my first thought, Giuliani my second. I prefer the latter.
Nov '10
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Anyone willing to destroy State from the inside. Huntsman definitely isn't that guy.
May '10
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I'm definitely with the Bolton group, but Charles Mark's suggestion of Giuliani has merit. I'd be happy with either.
Dec '10
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The man with the mustache or Elizabeth Cheney.
Edited on August 5, 2011 at 2:59amApr '11
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Zalmay Khalilzad
Victor Davis Hanson
Thomas H. Henriksen
Josef Joffe
Tod Lindberg
Edited on August 5, 2011 at 3:10amDec '10
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With so many before me...SecState John Bolton, please.
Apr '11
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I've thought Giuliani is the perfect man for the job for a long time. Someone who would not only direct foreign policy, but would also be able to clear out the beauracracy as well.
With Bolton as his deputy of course.
Jun '10
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billy
I've thought Giuliani is the perfect man for the job for a long time. Someone who would not only direct foreign policy, but would also be able to clear out the beauracracy as well.
With Bolton as his deputy of course. · Aug 4 at 7:22pm
Giuliani would also make a great Attorney General. He'd certainly be an improvement over the current occupant of the office.
Apr '11
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tabula rasa
billy
Giuliani would also make a great Attorney General. He'd certainly be an improvement over the current occupant of the office. · Aug 4 at 7:39pm
What about Santorum as AG?
Hell, as long as we're playing pretend:
Giuliani at State
Palin at Energy
Bachmann at Education (until it's eliminated)
Romney at Treasury...
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I'd suggest someone who understands that Iran isn't an existential threat to the United States, that the Iraq War was a mistake, that the problem in Libya is that we intervened at all, not that we didn't intervene forcefully enough... it would also be nice to have someone who wasn't focused like a laser on Israel or the Middle East generally, since China and Russia are both more important.
As far as I can tell, conservatives like John Bolton because of his bellicose rhetoric and the fact that he drives liberals crazy.
Dec '10
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What are the most disruptive events with immediate risk that could occur overseas?
- Middle East oil embargo (not likely anywhere else).
- War in the Middle East (not likely anywhere else).
- European financial meltdown.
- Asian financial meltdown (less likely, less impact than in Europe).
The least disruptive?
- A strike by Foreign Service Officers.
Bolton.
Oct '10
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JOE LIEBERMAN!
Feb '11
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Bolton, definitely. Or maybe we could get an encore from Mr. Rumsfeld?
Apr '11
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billy
What about Santorum as AG?
Hell, as long as we're playing pretend:
Giuliani at State
Palin at Energy
Bachmann at Education (until it's eliminated)
Romney at Treasury... · Aug 4 at 7:56pm
Ooooooh, Rudy as AG. Nice! Here's my Dream Team from a few months ago, which includes Bolton at State. I'd make a few changes, but not many.
Edited on August 5, 2011 at 7:58amOct '10
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That’s just a very pleasing bonus. We like him because he understands the importance of maintaining/defending our sovereignty against the Left-Liberal instinct to hand it over to others, such as incoherent and dangerous international organizations.
For the record, all wars are the result of a choice. Nations can enjoy the absence of war anytime they like. They need merely to submit to force or the threat of force and accept a more stunted, un-free life.
Dec '10
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Conor Friedersdorf: I'd suggest someone who understands that Iran isn't an existential threat to the United States, that the Iraq War was a mistake, that the problem in Libya is that we intervened at all, not that we didn't intervene forcefully enough... it would also be nice to have someone who wasn't focused like a laser on Israel or the Middle East generally, since China and Russia are both more important.
As far as I can tell, conservatives like John Bolton because of his bellicose rhetoric and the fact that he drives liberals crazy. · Aug 4 at 9:26pm
Your name sounds familiar. Don't I know you from Andrew Breitbart's Twitter feed?