Assuming this is true: CONGRATULATIONS GARY!!! :-)
Gov. Locke is a good guy — very much a mainstream, “Sensible Center” kind of guy. His time as Governor of Washington State was fairly uneventful. He certainly didn’t run the state into the ground. And even though yes, he’s a Democrat, and was mostly elected by the Left Side of the state, he’s not a wild-eyed budget-busting ultra-liberal. The Commerce Department would do well to have him. He’s an effective consensus-builder and good at getting things done that need doing.
I agree. Locke is a great pick, despite the fact that all Obama cared about was filling out his diversity card.