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To: Little Joe who wrote (125239)	11/20/2009 9:09:29 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 543020

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To: Little Joe who wrote (125239)	11/20/2009 9:24:40 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543020

<<<I haven't seen any evidence of that. Who do you think he has appointed who fits into that category.>>> Did you read what David Brooks said today about the Obama administration? Some administrations are staffed by hedgehogs, who are guided by a few core principles. But this one is staffed by foxes, who respond flexibly to situations

To: Little Joe who wrote (125239)	11/21/2009 3:41:22 AM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 543020

>>I haven't seen any evidence of that. Who do you think he has appointed who fits into that category.<< LJ - How about Jon Huntsman, our Ambassador to China? A former governor of Utah, and a fluent speaker of both Mandarin and Hokkien since he went to Taiwan on his Mormon mission. His appointment was considered by knowledgeable conservatives and liberals to have been stroke of brilliance. One could hardly find anyone more qualified and more personally suited to that post. I think somebody posted a link to a fascinating article about him on this very thread last week. Here is an excerpt from the Wikipedia article about him: "From 1987 to 1988, Huntsman and his family lived and worked in Taipei. After college, Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant in the Reagan Administration, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Ambassador to Singapore in the administration of President George H.W. Bush and a Deputy United States Trade Representative in the George W. Bush Administration. "In addition to his public service, Huntsman served as an executive for the Huntsman Corporation, the Huntsman Cancer Foundation and CEO of Huntsman Family Holdings Company. Other organizations he has served include the Utah Opera, Envision Utah, the Coalition for Utah's Future, and KSL-TV's Family Now campaign. "In November 2004, Huntsman was elected Governor of Utah with 57% of the vote, defeating Democratic Party nominee Scott Matheson, Jr.[5] He was re-elected in November 2008 with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Democratic Party nominee Bob Springmeyer. "During his tenure as governor, Utah was named the best managed state by the Pew Research Center.[6]" - Allen