Watch John Hunstman, former governor of Ewetaw and Obama appointed ambassador to China (he just stepped down from that position) and has submitted the paperwork to run for the GOP as president. Even the non mormons and Ewetaw's Democratic Party like this guy and were pissed to see him recruited as the ambassador to China. He's Teflon-esque as well as intelligent.
Since you're smarter than me, I never know if you mean to misspell something akin to your famous 'Ewetaw'. I think you meant to type
Jon Huntsman. I agree with you, though: Huntsman is probably one of the few Republicans left in the field who could pull it off. He is all business and more importantly -- brings the credentials of not only speaking Mandarin, but having personal contacts that include notable members of the Chinese political and business communities. America's biggest foreign policy challenge post-Arab awakening and post-bin Laden is going to be how we develop our relationship with China.
The American business community is going to latch onto Huntsman and support him strongly. The strategy of naming him Ambassador to China was sound, but -- in the end -- may have only strengthened his already pretty respectable credentials.
Also, unlike the majority of the potential GOP contenders for the nomination, he hasn't stuck his foot in his mouth yet. His biggest hurdle may be convincing America he doesn't get his marching orders from Temple Square in Salt Lake City. I've seen people draw comparisons of Mitt Romney's and now, Jon Huntsman's, Mormonism with JFK's Catholicism. Apart from the fact that the Vatican didn't sit in an American state, I think it became a non-issue because few of us know truly 'devout' Catholics. However,
every Mormon I know is pretty religious. They may not all wear the magic underwear, but they adhere to the faith, keep a family night, attend stake meetings and send their kids off on missions. We'll see.