Obama names Gregg (R-NH) Commerce secretary

[dbackjon]

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama nominated Republican Sen. Judd Gregg to be Commerce secretary on Tuesday, a bipartisan gesture that the Democratic president stressed was necessary with the economy in a virtual free fall.

"Clearly Judd and I don't agree on every issue, most notably who should have won the election," Obama said in the White House's grand foyer with Gregg and Vice President Joe Biden at his side. "But we do agree on the urgent need to get American businesses and families back on their feet. ... We know the only way to solve the great challenges of our time is to put aside stale ideology and petty partisanship and embrace what works."

Gregg, in turn, praised Obama's $800 billion-plus proposal to stabilize the economic slide and pull the country out of recession as an "extraordinarily bold, aggressive, effective and comprehensive plan."

"This is not a time for partisanship," the New Hampshire senator said. "This is not a time when we should stand in our ideological corners and shout. This is a time to govern, and govern well."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090203/ap_ ... a_commerce

[AZGrizFan]

Gregg, in turn, praised Obama's $800 billion-plus proposal to stabilize the economic slide and pull the country out of recession as an "extraordinarily bold, aggressive, effective and comprehensive plan."

"This is not a time for partisanship," the New Hampshire senator said. "This is not a time when we should stand in our ideological corners and shout. This is a time to get as much pork as possible into this stimulus bill, because America isn't paying any attention. This bill is really a big fat pork project dressed up and called "stimulus", just to make dumbass Americans feel better, and think that 'help' is coming. What a bunch of dumb fcuks."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090203/ap_ ... a_commerce

He's a good politician.

[D1B]

Gregg, in turn, praised Obama's $800 billion-plus proposal to stabilize the economic slide and pull the country out of recession as an "extraordinarily bold, aggressive, effective and comprehensive plan."

"This is not a time for partisanship," the New Hampshire senator said. "This is not a time when we should stand in our ideological corners and shout. This is a time to get as much pork as possible into this stimulus bill, because America isn't paying any attention. This bill is really a big fat pork project dressed up and called "stimulus", just to make dumbass Americans feel better, and think that 'help' is coming. What a bunch of dumb fcuks."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090203/ap_ ... a_commerce

He's a good politician.

Just kills you, donnit?

[grizzaholic]

D1B, can you help someone out that is not all up to speed on this politic stuff? I am trying to learn but there is only so many hours in the day. Who is this guy and is he worth a damn?

[Col Hogan]

Gregg would not agree to accept the position unless the New Hampshire Governor (a Democrat) agreed to appoint a Republican to replace him, so as to not give the Democrats the 60 votes needed stop a filibuster...

And it has happened...

http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard ... ml?showall

[D1B]

D1B, can you help someone out that is not all up to speed on this politic stuff? I am trying to learn but there is only so many hours in the day. Who is this guy and is he worth a damn?

He's a republican, so no. Obama is smart, do what he says and shut the fukc up.

[grizzaholic]

D1B, can you help someone out that is not all up to speed on this politic stuff? I am trying to learn but there is only so many hours in the day. Who is this guy and is he worth a damn?

He's a republican, so no. Obama is smart, do what he says and shut the fukc up.

How about I just do the exact opposite of what Obama says. OR I could just worry about myself and screw everybody else.

[ASUMountaineer]

He's a republican, so no. Obama is smart, do what he says and shut the fukc up.

How about I just do the exact opposite of what Obama says. OR I could just worry about myself and screw everybody else.

Or you could think for yourself, and judge each politician on their merits and worth. Big government people are scared of that mindset, but I find it works best for me. That is why I can say, "Obama seems like a good guy (not sure how smart what with the smoking), but I just disagree with him politically."

I also said, "George W. Bush does not seem like a good guy, or smart, and I do disagree with him politically."