Judd Gregg pulls name from nomination.

[dem629]

Breaking on MSNBC now. Says he disagrees with the stimulus.

[Connie_Corleone]

1. Probably for the best. Now put a Democrat in there!

[Cha]

24. Oh Yeah, The Universe works in mysterious

freakin' ways!

[yourguide]

2. LMAO!!!!! AWESOME!!!

[rockymountaindem]

3. Third time's the charm?

Put Richardson back in there if his situation has cleared up any.

[MadBadger]

4. Good.

[Pirate Smile]

5. Cool. I just never understood that one.

[Deja Q]

Possibly to try to find a philosophical balance between keeping jobs home and offshoring

Which is the only reason I can fathom and it's rather a feeble one, IMHO, for x number of reasons, none of which being particularly relevant in this discussion right now.

[Vinca]

6. As a New Hampshire resident, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. nt

[Deja Q]

7. Quaint excuse; disagreeing with the stimulus.

Something smells. He probably sniffed his head.

[Phx_Dem]

38. Yeah weak, considering the stimulus has been out

there for weeks. Suddenly, it's a deal-breaker. It doesn't change the make-up of the Senate and his vote won't change the passage of the bill, so it smells a little fishy to me. But whatever, I say good ridance and don't let the door hit your ass on the way out!

[Uzybone]

8. has he lost his senate seat for good though?

[AlinPA]

48. No, he will run again despite his saying that he won't. He is a liar.

[rurallib]

9. So is he out of his senate seat? If so, that's ok!

[jenmito]

19. Nope. He'll remain in the Senate.

[PBS Poll-435]

20. Hopefully until 1/5/11

Then... (crystal ball is still warming up...)


Then...


Then...


Senator Paul Hodes?

[PBS Poll-435]

10. HAHAHA

Well...we tried being post/non-partisan.

Oh well. :shrug:

Bring on Dolores Huerta!

[brianna69]

11. Wonderful news!

[Bobbie Jo]

12. Hmmmm....IRS vetting?

[glitch]

47. Seems most likely...

edit: then again http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5039324&mesg_id=5039353

[eleny]

13. Yay!

:kick:

[Maven]

14. BYE. Can we get a fucking Democrat now please?

Or is that too "partisan" after electing a DEMOCRAT to the White House?

[Deja Q]

17. Or even a Democrat that abstains would do.

:hide:

[Shakespeare]

15. Good, and fuck him.

I understand what Obama was trying to do regarding long-term control of the senate, but I'm not sure it would've been worth the short-term sacrifice.

Now let's get a good dem in there, and fast.

[Neecy]

16. good

[brianna69]

18. Let's now have a democrat for Commerce

[safeinOhio]

26. Granholm

Michigan gov.

[blue_onyx]

42. Please, NO!!

We need her here.

[Fleshdancer]

21. his excuse is BS

the stimulus bill was in the works before he accepted his ridiculous nomination in the first place.

[Cha]

27. Then he's not even

smart.

[Fleshdancer]

30. good point. We're better off without him anyway

it just annoys me that he's using the stimulus as an excuse

[biopowertoday]

41. a bit about the census here.............

Many of the google results see it as a power grab.


http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=35&sid=1597525



Clay: White House to Guide Census

February 10, 2009 - 6:17am
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In recent weeks, there have been published and broadcast reports that the White House has been planning to take more hands-on, day-to-day control of the Census Bureau, with the director reporting directly to the White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel instead of to the Commerce Secretary.

In an exclusive telephone interview with Missouri Democrat William Lacy Clay, chairman of the House Information Policy, Census and National Archives Subcommittee -- the House panel with direct oversight over the U.S. Census Bureau -- FederalNewsRadio asked the chairman if he was familiar with the reports concerning possible changes at the Census.

Yes, I am very familiar with those reports. I was briefed by President Obama and Rahm Emmanuel last weekend at our retreat in Williamsburg, and I welcome the President's, and Rahm Emmanuel's and the entire White House team's involvement in the upcoming 2010 decennial census. I think that will go a long way in helping Americans recognize the importance of being counted, as well as attaching a dollar figure to the Federal dollars that follow the population being counted.

Officially, the Census Bureau falls under the jurisdiction of the Commerce Department, which is currently operating without a cabinet secretary. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, President Obama's first choice as Commerce Secretary, withdrew because he is currently the subject of a Federal investigation. Within the last few weeks, the President has nominated Senator Judd Gregg (R.-NH) to be his Commerce Secretary. ....................

[Political Tiger]

22. Give the job to Howard Dean!

;)

[Cha]

25. Yeah! Get someone in the admin who actually

gives a fuck.

Not saying other Cabinet members don't but gregg sure doesn't.

[Thrill]

23. Republicans are all about Politics. Obama better learn to stop trying to sleep with these assholes

[redstate_democrat]

28. Good, he was a loser from the start anyway.

Now we can get a sane (DEM) person in there.

[Cha]

32. And, it's not like Obama didn't

try for bi-partisianship.

I hope he doesn't go for another mole.

[Phx_Dem]

29. Wow. What a dick.

He either can't put his partisanship aside, or he has a skeleton in his closet.

In the long run, this is good for Obama because this guy is, clearly, a major league asshole who can't separate himself from partisan polics.

This might be a good position for Howard Dean.

[Jennicut]

31. OMFG.....what is wrong with these Rethugs???

Well, at least Lahood has had the sense to really go to bat for the President's ideas but he is a moderate. Gregg was just way to conservative to fit in inmo. We tried, they suck.

[Life Long Dem]

33. I'm sure it's for the best for all.

:patriot:

[leftstreet]

34. Good. I kept confusing him with Judge Dredd

[jillan]

36. ROFL!!!

[jillan]

35. Yes! My prayers have been answered!!!

[Parker CA]

37. MSNBC is already spinning this against Obama. How surprising.

John Harwood is saying he believes this is a shot to the Obama administration and their ability to "bridge the gap" between the parties. BS!! This is CLEARLY the result of the ineptitude of the pukes and their complete self-absorption and concern only about themselves.

FAIL.

[high density]

44. It sounds like a no-name senator whining about the President telling him how it was going to be

We can't negotiate with the Repubes when their starting point is doing nothing on these issues, and Obama said as much the other night.

[demo dutch]

39. More of the GOP trying to undermine Obama

[Impedimentus]

40. Good riddance!

Hopefully President Obama is learning that you can't place nice with Republicans. This bi-partisan crap is just that, crap. The Republicans have been destroying our our country for far too long - roll over them - THEY LOST!

[Bleacher Creature]

43. So why the hell did he accept the job in the first place?

The stimulus is largely what Obama wanted, only somewhat smaller. He knew what it was going in.

What a jackass. Obama is learning very quickly that you can't trust Republicans any farther than you can throw them.

[totodeinhere]

45. Good riddance to him. I didn't want him in there anyway. n/t

[Lochloosa]

46. My take is he was asked to withdraw. See statement below.

Statement from the White House

"Senator Gregg reached out to the President and offered his name for Secretary of Commerce. He was very clear throughout the interviewing process that despite past disagreements about policies, he would support, embrace, and move forward with the President's agenda. Once it became clear after his nomination that Senator Gregg was not going to be supporting some of President Obama's key economic priorities, it became necessary for Senator Gregg and the Obama administration to part ways. We regret that he has had a change of heart".