Posted on 01/04/2009 10:24:34 AM PST by COUNTrecount
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, tapped in December by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as secretary of Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state.
"Let me say unequivocally that I and my Administration have acted properly in all matters and that this investigation will bear out that fact," he said Sunday in a report by NBC News. "But I have concluded that the ongoing investigation also would
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Next up - Eric Holder, then Hillary.
BTTT
Looks like there was something to it.
He wouldn’t have been ordered to fall on the sword so quickly if he was clean.
And so it begins - even before it begins.
This realy is a third term of the Slickmiester....
Most of us knew that.
This guy is so dirty they probably don’t have computers big enough to store all the trash.....
It’s a miracle Hillary got the nod. Bill and his dirty foundation SHOULD have set off alarms in Obamaland.
Like I continue to dub them CSS (Chigago Crime Syndicate). This is only going to get worse folks. I love it!!!
An ethical challenge in the West, to go with the Blago Episode in the MidWest. This is challenge I can believe in!
Now that’s embarrassing for the One. He has a Cabinet Secretary bail due to a corruption investigation even before getting sworn in.
There are a boat load of shifty and unsavory people in Obama’s circle of friends and colleagues. I hope this trend keeps up.
And the bus keeps bumping along. I’d hate to be the one to have to wash the front grill off when Obama is finally done.
Like this is the only skeleton in his closet.
CCS——I haven’t had my coffee yet.........
America has elected a total buffoon
What happened with that long list of questions to ensure his appointment had no skeletons?
Is somebody already sabotaging this anointed one from within?
Is fat boy dealing with Ron ??........:o)
Remember that his name surfaced in the Monica Lewinsky scandal in connection with an allegedly helping get Monica a nice job in New York to keep her quiet.
Clinton Administration Pt. III. I thought 0 was all about “hope” and “change”. Ha Ha!
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