Yet another reason to care who your home state Lieutenant Governor is.  From the Salt Lake Tribune:

Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. essentially bade farewell to Utah and its residents Monday while introducing them to their next state leader, Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert, who will immediately start to take on a much higher public profile.

“Let me just thank our citizens for their many kindnesses toward our family” and for “allowing our family the honor of service,” Huntsman, President Barack Obama’s nominee as U.S. ambassador to China, said in a Capitol news conference .

It is likely to be the last Utahns hear from the governor for weeks. He declined to take reporters’ questions and said he will continue to do so during the “sensitive” Senate confirmation process ahead.

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