one less sane man left standing...

Anddd.... Huntsman has left the race for the Republican presidential nomination. A shame, he seemed to be the least objectionable of the lot to me.

His candidacy never really entered the race to be honest. I mean, he never got above the radar, did he?
For someone with strong qualifications its a little weird.
He's obviously not stupid (come on, the guy seems like a veritable Einstein compared to Newt or Michelle), but this is probably one of the least effective candidacies this year.
In my opinion the main reason he survived longer than Cain or Bachmann is that he didnt crash and burn, prefering to save his ammo for New Hampshire. That disappointed, South Carolina would eat him alive (he's waaayyyy too moderate / sane for most voters there) so, time to save the Huntsman millions.

Goes to show, a perfect diplomat with a good story, a set of values which are supported by the broad majority of Americans (I hope that his views are supported by more people than Ron Pauls or Santorums extremism, racism and gaybashing, otherwise I seriously fear for the sanity and future of the US) and less bought than Romney (but even the marsbar I just bought from a local kiosk could say that) is not good president material.

You know what, Ill already start worrying about the US. With the current pack it looks like the election will be Romney vs Obama (ie, big industry vs "lets play it cautiously"). Neither choice looks like it will fix the current US problem (economical and political), so I wonder what the world will look like in another 4 years.
If the economic trends continue and big industry get bought by China, the current laws (Citizens united vs FEC) will ensure that the US president to take office in 2016 / 2017 is likely to speak fluent Chinese.

Perhaps a good second chance for Huntsman?