Officials: Gregg on list for commerce secretary [RINO]

AP via Google ^ | 2009-01-30 | Phillip Elliott

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is considering nominating Republican Sen. Judd Gregg as his commerce secretary, officials in Washington and New Hampshire said Thursday night.

Senior Democrats say the New Hampshire senator is among the top of a list of those considered for Obama's Cabinet, although they emphasized that no move was imminent. They spoke on condition of anonymity because no decision has been made and they were not authorized to discuss the administration's thinking.

Gregg was the GOP's chief negotiator for the $700 billion bailout of the financial industry. That alone would deliver him a tough re-election bid in a state that has no state income tax and a "Live Free or Die" motto that permeates a state that has proved increasingly tough to Republicans.

Gregg would be Obama's second choice to run the commerce department. His first pick, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, took his name out of consideration amid a grand jury investigation over how state contracts were issued to political donors.

[LibFreeOrDie]

Here's Judd "Judas" Gregg yucking it up with his new Dem pals at the first bailout. He's on the left, standing next to Pelosi.

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White House officials iinsisted Thursday that no decision had been made. It's also not clear if the popular — and, at times frustratingly — moderate Lynch would pick someone out of party loyalty. A senior New Hampshire Republican said officials in Washington should be cautious in hoping Lynch would automatically appoint a Democrat. During the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary, Lynch attended events for Republican John McCain. He also named GOP star Kelly Ayotte his attorney general as part of his centrist governing style that delivered him re-election with 70 percent of the vote.

While Lynch is somewhat centrist, the writer tries their best to play down the idea that a Dem would not be nominated.

And the writers line...

It's also not clear if the popular — and, at times frustratingly — moderate Lynch would pick someone out of party loyalty.

...is pure subjectivity. A subjective way to say the same thing would be:

It's also not clear if the popular — and, at times frustrating for his fellow Democrats — moderate Lynch would pick someone out of party loyalty

[caphillbabe]

is this how Obama gets to the magic number of 60?

[torchthemummy]

Let's try that again:

White House officials insisted Thursday that no decision had been made. It's also not clear if the popular — and, at times frustratingly — moderate Lynch would pick someone out of party loyalty.

While Lynch is somewhat centrist, the writer tries their best to play down the idea that a Dem would not be nominated.

And the writers line...

It's also not clear if the popular — and, at times frustratingly — moderate Lynch would pick someone out of party loyalty.

...is pure subjectivity. An objective way to say the same thing would be:

It's also not clear if the popular — and, at times frustrating for his fellow Democrats — moderate Lynch would pick someone out of party loyalty

[TheBattman]

is this how Obama gets to the magic number of 60?

BINGO! This isn't about "reaching across the isle", because Gregg is already a major RINO. But he caucuses with the Republicans...

[freekitty]

Are we suppose to clap about a RINO being on a list? Is that what we’re suppose to do?

[SERE_DOC]

commerce secretary? Wasn't Ron Brown commerce secretary?
Not thinkin I would jump into that job under a democrat administration.