The man who makes too much sense to be president

Here is a good article on the best qualified candidate for president- in fact, the best qualified candidate to run for president since George H.W. Bush.

He would undoubtedly be the hardest Republican for Barack Obama to beat. He reeks of integrity and genuineness, and what he has to say makes so much sense in the midst of all the nonsense being sprouted by the current Republican field that he seems like a lilac bush in a field of stinkhorns.

And that's just the problem. Despite his qualifications, his genuineness, his integrity, his intelligence, and his common sense, he hasn't got a chance.

In fact, a strong case can be made that his common sense is the reason why he hasn't got a chance. That Jon Huntsman is destined to be an also-ran in 2012 is not merely an indictment of our political culture; it's the perfect example of what's wrong with it.

Maybe in 2016. Or, if we're blind enough to re-elect Obama, in 2020, when our vision is hopefully as good as Gov. Huntsman's.