[americanophile]

I'm not sure that's true. From the reports it seemed as though the census would remain in Commerce, but that it would also be reported to the Chief of Staff. Gregg could have still kept on eye on things. If that's the case, he could have proved very useful, blowing the whistle and/or resigning later over the politicization of the process would have been far more damaging to Obama.

[KansasGirl]

[From the reports it seemed as though the census would remain in Commerce, but that it would also be reported to the Chief of Staff. ]

That was the liberal spin! Don’t buy it! They were going to totally remove Gregg from the process while claiming he had oversight! Apparently, Gregg told them to take a hike! He didn’t want to provide cover for their scam.