Posted on 02/18/2009 10:29:53 AM PST by APStyle7
New Hampshire Senator (again) Judd Gregg has been called many things in the past few weeks. With Obama's courting, like a quarterback trying to get his hands in a cheerleader's blouse before never talking to her again, Gregg was placed in a national spotlight he would never attained by being mere Senator of one of our 57 States. But now that he slapped away the quarterback's hand and fled the backseat, what now for poor Judd?
It seems there are only three ways to view him: Devious Manipulator, Moral Statesman, or complete Dumbass. Larry Kudlow, in National Review, takes the second view. In "Three Hats Off to Judd Gregg", Kudlow argues that Dodd was Mr. Smith, putting partisan issues behind the greater good for the country. This blog finds the other two alternatives more plausible.
If Judd Gregg plotted up front to be placed in a position where he could publicly ridicule the administration's pathetic economic stimulus plan, he is a Devious Manipulator of genius proportions. In New Hampshire, Gregg's audience was paltry compared to the body-blow he was able to deliver via an international media throng. He couldn't have predicted (could he?) that Obama would also make a run at the Constitution by yanking the census into Rahm's smoky pool hall. But if he planned all along that he would "play tease," and would dump Obama on the night before the prom....he is a genius. BUT...
The most plausible? Judd Gregg, nearing the end of his run as a little-state Senator, saw his opportunity to grab the limelight. He wouldn't go quietly into the night, and saw his opportunity to be a player. He...
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I second the motion. Definitely dumbass.
I'll guess: and I think I've got 2:3 odds of getting it right...
I think maybe he bought into the “Obama’s the most extreme lefty in Congress, but he’s going to govern centrist/more to the right as President” BS that went around for awhile—what people didn’t take into account was that it wasn’t supposed to be “more to the right” starting from the center; no, “more to the right” for HolyO is still far to the left of the likes of Code Pink, Cindy Sheehan, and Hillary Clinton!!!!
He finally bought a clue and realized he was going to be made the joke of the administration as the token ‘bipartisan’ Republican—good for him for finally getting out of the whole mess before his reputation was completely ruined!!!
RINO Dumba$$.
Even a blind RINO finds an acorn now and then.
Right. That's ONE way to use a lot of extra words to say that he is a Dumba$$.
Dumbass that accidentally caused a good result.
The Homer Simpson of the GOP Senators.
I guess a useful dumbass is can always be used as a blunt instrument, a dull tool...
LOL! :-)
Just a dumb butt but he really PUNKT Obama.
I’m in with dumba$$, as well.
Larry Kudlow is an economic conservative and social liberal.
Have listened to his show many times. He had no problem with illegal invaders. Felt it was good for the economy.
Gregg is a highly moral,but brilliantly manipulative dumbass
The problem with people like Kudlow is that they only think about whether it's good for Wall Street. They don't bother thinking about whether illegal immigration is good for things like public safety, state budgets, or the survival of the GOP.
Gregg: “Uh, on second though, I’m not a Marxist.”
He’s Obama’s water carrier in the senate now.
I concur with the majority of posters calling Gregg a dumba**. He is philosophically bankrupt, as he cannot intellectually defend his decision in the first place.
But Kudlow does. You may or may not agree with him but he has spoken and written on the effects of immigration and assimilation on our economy.
I don’t view Kudlow that way at all.........
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