Is Jon Huntsman a Democrat?

Salt Lake Tribune:

Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. boosted the hopes of imbibers frustrated with confusing liquor laws by proposing Friday that the state do away with private club memberships to boost tourism.

The Utah Hospitality Association filed a petition Thursday to collect signatures for a statewide initiative for the 2010 ballot, that would do away with the private-club system in which people must pay fees to get a drink.

But on Friday, Huntsman's spokeswoman Lisa Roskelley said the governor is hopeful ''this could be done by legislation rather than having to wait for a vote in 2010. The governor believes this is something that needs to happen. This would be of a help to our tourism industry.''

So Huntsman is pro-education, pro-environment, and pro-drinking. He also wants the legislature to knock it off with the "message bills." About the only thing he's conservative about is lowering taxes on corporations and the rich.