Huntsman: In the name of patriotism, let's stop bickering

“If we Americans remain civil to each other, we can deal with our problems, including the debt crisis that hangs over all of us,” Huntsman said.

He noted how the nation came together for a short while after U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., was shot.

“After the shooting in Tucson when Representative Giffords was injured, we talked seriously as a nation about civility. Many Republicans and Democrats even sat together at the State of the Union. Remember that?”

“Now, if we can just sit together and solve our problems,” Huntsman said. “Civility is a lubricant to make the system work.”