If I were inclined to form a political fan club, I think I’d start with South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
The Republican governor delivered a response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech last night that — get ready for it — was not filled with the rancor we’ve heard from so many of the president’s critics.
Is it any surprise, then, that the sharpest criticism of her speech came from conservatives within her party?
Oh, no. She saved her sharpest barbs for one of her political brethren, GOP presidential campaign frontrunner Donald J. Trump.
Gov. Haley cautioned against listening to the “angriest voices” who rail against immigrants.
The daughter of Indian immigrants talked of how the nation was built by people just like her parents.
She showed herself to be an impressive politician who — were I inclined to advise Republican presidential candidates — should be considered a top-drawer vice-presidential possibility.
Except, of course, if the GOP presidential nominee is Donald Trump.