Huntsman was a walking contradiction

Jon Huntsman’s announcement today that he was dropping out of the presidential race is theoretically a news event, but it’s one that was entirely predictable to anybody before he even officially anounced he was seeking the Republican nomination.

Three years ago, Huntsman was viewed by conservatives as too moderate to run for president. And that was before he accepted a job as Obama’s ambassador to China. And that raised the first of the several contradictions that doomed his candidacy once he choose to run.