GOP ESTABLISHMENT LOOKING TO run Jon Huntsman against Mike Lee? “Lee stunned the GOP establishment by wresting the Republican nomination for a Senate seat in Utah from longtime incumbent Sen. Robert Bennett, and from that moment on has been a national tea party star. Now, the establishment is looking to return the favor. So far, no credible 2016 primary challenger has emerged despite frequent complaints about Lee from Utah business and GOP establishment figures. But CNN is told there is now an aggressive push to lure a onetime Utah GOP star back into the game.” Star?

But wait, here’s some late-breaking news: Establishment Strikes Out in Plans to Challenge Mike Lee with Jon Huntsman. “Huntsman was elected twice as Utah’s governor and was by far the GOP establishment’s best chance at beating Lee in state. He resigned from his gubernatorial post in 2009 after President Barack Obama named him his ambassador to China—a position from which he resigned to run for president unsuccessfully in 2012.”