I Will Not Go Down With This Ship

Senator Judd Gregg disses Obammy and makes it crystal clear why he said “Thanks, but no thanks” withdrawing his nomination as Commerce Secretary for the Obama Abomination Administration.

It has become apparent during this process that this will not work for me as I have found that on issues such as the stimulus package and the Census there are irresolvable conflicts for me.”

Gregg’s withdrawal is yet another in a string of embarrassments for Mr. Jimmy’s team of fools and serves to underscore the utter folly that is the “Stimulus” bill and portends a brewing census scandal.

At least a dozen candidates turned the prestigious commerce secretary’s post down before President Obama came up with Gregg, after assuring him that the Democratic governor in his home state would appoint a Republican to take his seat. Obama even joked about the difficulty of “finding a commerce secretary” to the media.

But the real reason why Gregg pulled out is probably that he found there isn’t any real place for commerce in the new administration. With President Obama saying things like “only government” can save the economy, Gregg learned quickly he was unlikely to have any power or influence on behalf of the private sector.

The current approach has been to use business and bipartisan Republicans like Gregg as window dressing. But no one’s fooled.

Well, actually, about 52.9% of us are still being fooled. Meanwhile Obammy’s back to begging someone to take the job.

Prestigious commerce secretary post? Not so much. In another time and on another team, maybe. It appears no Republican is willing to go down with the bipartisanship.

5 thoughts on “I Will Not Go Down With This Ship

  1. ABC radio (or was it CBS?) reported this on Thursday as another sign the Republicans won’t cooperate with Obama. What it really means……. Republicans won’t bend over and……

  2. No, Mr. D, Obama should call Specter, Snow, or Collins. They’re more likely to cave to his invitations.

  3. Nah, Obama would prefer to keep Specter, Snowe and Collins precisely where they are. They are far more useful in the Senate.

    Chris Buckley or Doug Kmiec might also be interested. Kmiec might especially enjoy overseeing new rules that make it easier for underage girls to cross state lines for abortions.

  4. Other than conducing the census (which Obama was planning to take away), the Commerce Department is basically a glorified Department of Industrial Policy and Corporate Welfare. Frankly shutting the whole thing down and privatizing a few of its more useful functions would probably be a Good Thing.

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