Article snippet: The dashing ambassador, standing before Lady Liberty and channeling the beloved Ronald Reagan, announced his candidacy for president of the United States on Tuesday by warning of a sobering turning point for the nation, articulating the import of the moment and declaring his plans to meet it. “Everything is at stake. This is the hour when we choose our future,” said former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) during his dull delivery of a flourish-free, attack-free speech that by all accounts was a snore. The campaign had circulated breathless emails and goofy videos counting down the days to the rollout, raising expectations for an event that in actuality was replete with rookie mistakes and was instantly, roundly mocked. Huntsman is being discounted by those who conclude politics is too mean a game for nice guys and that the high road is for wimps. But his calm and courtly manner, and the premium he is placing on civility, belie Huntsman’s gutsy and likely boneheaded belief that the Tea Party can’t decide the next election, as it was credited with doing in 2010. He is challenging the prevailing narrative that the GOP has moved too far to the right, and gambling that a moderate Republican who worked for the enemy himself can become the Republican nominee for president. In many ways, Huntsman is considered the MORE candidate in a changed Republican Party few believe would ever nominate the Arizona senator, as it did in 2008. Like McCain, he is pro-gun, pro-life, pro-busi... Link to the full article to read more