Chair warmer Gregg was unavailable for comment.
So now we have a census czar to cook the census books. This can be really bad ...
‘The director of the Census Bureau will report directly to the White House and not the secretary of Commerce, according to a senior White House official.
The decision came after black and Hispanic leaders raised questions about Commerce Secretary nominee Judd Gregg ’s commitment to funding the census. ‘
Gee, thats the fastest deballing of a seated Senator I’ve ever witnessed.
Have fun being the Obama Administrations in house eunich, Mr Gregg.....
Didn’t take long for Gregg and the GOP to be played, again. Now, just what is/was Gregg really after?
If Gregg has an ounce of self-respect, he’ll withdraw his nomination immediately, and tell the nation exactly why.
I can’t understand - why would a sitting Senator with a lot of power (Gregg, Clinton) want to work in the Cabinet, especially one as political as Commerce.
unless one is a committed Obamaniac, it would not be a good career choice, as far as I can see. Most cabinet members have their posts for, maybe, 2-3 years. A Republican last even less time.
What’s the attraction? Executive experience? Furture lobbying contacts? Get out and write memoirs?
So, Gregg was chosen to be a token example of phony bipartisanship, with the title but without the customary power of the position... Surprise, surprise...
I’ve already heard radio ads for jobs for the Census. $14.00 per hour....not bad when you keep track of your own hours...Another corrupt mess this will be.
I’m sure these will be the jobs Obama ‘creates’.
Anyone else here ever got one?
They threaten a $500 fine for not answering but the questions are MANY and INTRUSIVE.
We've already had people call and visit saying we are legally obligated to fill it out but so far we are not going to cooperate.
Someone who was trying to justify Gregg taking this position said the only good thing was that at least they wouldn’t cook the Census books.
But now we see Obama plans to bypass Gregg.
So Gregg is really just a figurehead. Ihope Gregg realises this now and withdraws his name. Why would you take a job once you learn that the boss is not going to give you the responsibility or authority of the job?
Secretary Gregg, please pick up the black courtesy phone.....
You been had, dude. Ha! Loser.
He hasn’t even been confirmed yet?
If he had a pair (which he clearly doesn’t), he’d now decline the nomination.
Undercut before confirmed. That has to be a new land-world-speed-record.
Obama is setting up a new framework where a slew of program leads bypass the cabinet and report directly to him. There’s no way he will personally be able to manage all those miniscule details without the massive amount of delegtion required of such a byzantine executive branch.
Shades of Carter.
The decision came after black and Hispanic leaders raised questions about Commerce Secretary nominee Judd Gregg's commitment to funding the census.
They will CHEAT on the census and inflate the numbers to MAKE SURE Blue States do not lose Congress seats!!
I don’t care who they report to, they’re still only getting one answer to the question of how many people live here.
Fine, don’t ask me to fill the fing thing out. I’m over it now, in full revolt mode.
How’s it feel to be a “hood ornament” there Juddie?
Zero is a piece of work...he also suspended the Gitmo trial today overiding the military judge override of Obama...wow this is starting to get really interesting...
Yup. No more constitutional obligations and stuff. This is about gerrymandering.