I hope so.
I don’t see it as entirely impossible. In my fantasy (successful) America, Mitt Romney will be President in 2012.
Even if you’re not a Romney fan, you have to admit it is a possibility that he will be needed, wanted, and elected in four years after the disaster BHO is so generously bestowing upon us. And, if the very plausible buzz about Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. comes true, he might indeed be ready for a first try at the Presidency. Though Huntsman’s bi-partisanship might not be as attractive if Obama’s administration crashes and burns completely. Then again, we might need him to teach us Chinese by 2016. Kidding (I hope).
Interestingly absent, to me, is the media pouncing on the fact that he is a Mormon. Yes, they mention that he learned Chinese on his mission to Taiwan, but it is just that, a mention. No constant and hateful attacks on his religion, like Romney experienced during the 2008 primaries, and prior? What’s the deal? It couldn’t have anything to do with who the ambassadorship invitation came from, or could it?
Jon Huntsman is so very RINO that he falls into that category of “oh yeah, I forgot he was Mormon” to those of us who are LDS. Not quite as bad as Harry Reid, who is more in the WTF? category. I’m not saying all Mormons love Romney or are Republicans, that would be like saying all black people love Obama. But I am saying I would enjoy not only if a.) Romney does indeed become President and b.) Huntsman challenges him in the 2016 primaries and attempts to debate Mitt. Maybe I’m more interested in the entertainment value than in the historical aspect. Yes, Huntsman would only be 56 in 2016. But at 69, Romney will be at the perfect age to continue his second term. And no matter how much Jon tries to fake-tan and do his hair like him, he’s just not as real a Republican as Mitt. Or as handsome. MORMONBATTLE!!!
