Comments on: Judd Gregg Out of the Running for Commerce http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:33:17 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: punaise http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829393 punaise Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:41:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829393 <p>ouch! external hard drives are good bang for the back-up buck….</p> ouch! external hard drives are good bang for the back-up buck….

]]> By: PJEvans http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829387 PJEvans Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:16:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829387 <p>EW’s on this - he has a staffer involved (deeply) with Abramoff’s little operation. So he’s being implicated, too. Expect plea bargains in his future.</p> EW’s on this – he has a staffer involved (deeply) with Abramoff’s little operation. So he’s being implicated, too. Expect plea bargains in his future.

]]> By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829382 cinnamonape Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:52:24 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829382 <p>I actually looked at his formal statement and he doesn’t say that.</p> <p><a href="http://www.theunionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Judd+Gregg+withdraws+as+nominee+for+Commerce+Secretary%2C+says+he+won%27t+run+in+2010&articleId=9c31f9b4-6117-4312-8eb0-647e1240e70a" rel="nofollow">Manchester Union</a></p> <p>Apparently he said that he would “probably not” run for re-election in 2010 in the following Q&A session. That’s not a definitive, “NO”. As well, he indicate that nothing in the “vetting process” contributed to his decision. Seems that he was already thinking about that question - so made the emphasis on the policy differences. It does make one wonder though.</p> I actually looked at his formal statement and he doesn’t say that.

Manchester Union

Apparently he said that he would “probably not” run for re-election in 2010 in the following Q&A session. That’s not a definitive, “NO”. As well, he indicate that nothing in the “vetting process” contributed to his decision. Seems that he was already thinking about that question – so made the emphasis on the policy differences. It does make one wonder though.

]]> By: punaise http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829380 punaise Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:38:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829380 <p>here comes the flood</p> here comes the flood

]]> By: foothillsmike http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829379 foothillsmike Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:38:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829379 <p>That makes five maybe six R sen not running in 2010</p> That makes five maybe six R sen not running in 2010

]]> By: foothillsmike http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829378 foothillsmike Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:37:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829378 <p>Gregg indicated he will not run in 2010</p> Gregg indicated he will not run in 2010

]]> By: johnSwifty22 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829377 johnSwifty22 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:36:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829377 <p>Opted out as American <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=krudd" rel="nofollow">KRudd</a></p> Opted out as American KRudd

]]> By: previouslyTdash http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829376 previouslyTdash Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:35:13 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829376 <p>Because they act out of selfish greed, not for the common good.</p> Because they act out of selfish greed, not for the common good.

]]> By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829375 cinnamonape Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:34:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829375 <p>I would have thought that the census would have fallen under his umbrella….although Jefferson did it when he was Secretary of State (so much for the argument that the Executive performing it is UnConstitutional).</p> <p>I wonder if the Census is simply a sop for some bigger issue discovered in the vetting process. Certainly one could argue that he found that the offer was better from the Conservative Republicans…who likely were desperate to keep him in the fold. But why…they were getting a Republican replacement? Seems that they would have had a two-fer in the deal.</p> <p>In the current situation I can’t see how his withdrawal helps him. I suspect that he hurt his re-election chances in 2010, by first accepting, then walking away. If Obama’s plans begins to improve conditions in NH, Gregg will look like an obstructionist. And if it fails, there likely will need to be an additional stimulus package. Wash, rinse, repeat. People won’t be “let the economy take its course”. And likely the Democrats were already lining up to challenge Bonnie Newman. Now they’ll be thinking already about toppling Gregg.</p> I would have thought that the census would have fallen under his umbrella….although Jefferson did it when he was Secretary of State (so much for the argument that the Executive performing it is UnConstitutional).

I wonder if the Census is simply a sop for some bigger issue discovered in the vetting process. Certainly one could argue that he found that the offer was better from the Conservative Republicans…who likely were desperate to keep him in the fold. But why…they were getting a Republican replacement? Seems that they would have had a two-fer in the deal.

In the current situation I can’t see how his withdrawal helps him. I suspect that he hurt his re-election chances in 2010, by first accepting, then walking away. If Obama’s plans begins to improve conditions in NH, Gregg will look like an obstructionist. And if it fails, there likely will need to be an additional stimulus package. Wash, rinse, repeat. People won’t be “let the economy take its course”. And likely the Democrats were already lining up to challenge Bonnie Newman. Now they’ll be thinking already about toppling Gregg.

]]> By: Prairie Sunshine http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829374 Prairie Sunshine Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:33:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/12/judd-gregg-out-of-the-running-for-commerce/#comment-1829374 <p>Hilary Rosen is a CNN pundit for hire. Not a reporter. Not that the line’s always clear *g*</p> Hilary Rosen is a CNN pundit for hire. Not a reporter. Not that the line’s always clear *g*

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