Esquire magazine, in its quest to devise ever more intriguing lists of great things, recently came up with its list of the 75 Best People in the World.And lo and behold our dear departed Gov. Huntsman made the list, at number 10 even! Of course it should be noted Esquire’s two major criteria for this list were 1. Who would you trust your puppy with? and 2. Who would you most enjoy having a drink with?---

The verdict:

“Jon Huntsman, Jr. The former republican governor of Utah and new ambassador to China. A politician who redeems the word.”Yeah, I’m sure he is probably puppy-trustworthy. But I’m certain there’s probably quite a few liberated Private Club Members here in Utah who would definitely enjoy knocking back a cold one with our former Gov.