Say What?

Must have owed a fortune in back-taxes? :-O (Oh wait, he is a Republican!)

This takes some guts; good for him. I suspect he’s seen what’s happening to Hillary (who?) at State trying to find her role vs. Joe B and the other insiders and chaperones, and the news regarding the census looks like the same deal for him – just be there to blame in the end. Why would anyone put themselves in such a clearly cynical position? Kudos, Judd – it’s not THAT big on an honor, is it?

There is more to it than in the news. Real story will trickle in few days. May be should not nominate any more republicans as they have shown their true self during the stimulus package. They want tax cuts. Can $13/week extra stimulate the economy – Repubs?

Go to THESTR8DOPE for the straight dope on politics, sports and more.
What a partisan hack.

He like many Americans…even a hardcore Democrat like myself, is feeling uneasy about the President’s plan. When I see and hear the proposals that Democrats are putting out there I am embarrassed and feel that there has been little, if any change. They are ALL alike.

Actually, you should do some research, Lisa. It’s quite clear to us in Washington right now that the President is standing more committed to his ideas than Bush did with his own. If you’ll notice that votes are split right down party lines shows that the partisanship is being reinforced, not eliminated. For everyone’s complaints about Bush, all the legislation that passed (including the TARP funds) were passed with a majority opposition congress. At this point, the President is relying on his majority party hold to pass everything and he has certainly not taken input from the opposition party at all.

i don’t blame him! rahm emanuel has plans for that census and it involves draft preparations. AND WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD BACK BORROWING A TRILLION DOLLARS FOR THIS RIDICULOUS SPENDULOUS PROGRAM?? now obama wants to pay mortgages for the twits that took on too much debt and screw us who have been responsible! sheesh…

President Obama is learning a valuable lesson in his efforts to work with Republicans. It can’t be done because they’re still living in the Bush era, while the rest of us are trying to move forward. From now on, President Obama will have to function as if the Republicans don’t exist, and go directly to the American people for the support he needs to get his proposals through an obstructionist block of Republicans in the Senate.

Great move Gregg, I stick to the Senate seat if I were you!

silwood
If the republicans had thier way it would have all been tax cuts and no spending. Democrats think they can spend your money better than you can

Another poor Obama decision. This President can’t do anything right!

Finally, a man of character and etics.

Hmmm…why is it when libs don’t agree with conservatives it on ‘principles‘, but when conservatives don’t agree with libs is right with partisan hack time?
I think libs should get of their high horse and face reality. They certainly don’t hold the moral high ground on any issue. Likewise for the cons!

It’s pretty sad when the president can’t count on a man to abandon his party and his principles to help make the president look good.

How can any responsible adult professional politician accept a major appointment by a President and then withdraw his name a week later?? Time for the Democrats in N.H. to get a solid candidate for the Senate in 2010 and retire this guy Gregg to his next position–D.C. lobbyist.

Congratulations, Gregg. You refused to
be Obama’s patsy in the census grab.
Now Obama can troll for Specter, Snow,
or Collins to fill the slot. None of
them would be a senatorial loss.

what a total *******! he looks like so many of the petty, whiny republican twits that had power for 8 years (longer for congress) and ran this economy into the toilet. good riddance. I am a registered republican had have been since 1988 but after bush and the republican congress, I’m seriously considering changing to NP or Indi.

This shows Gregg, & the republican party as well, for what they are; obstructionists who have no concern either for the country or the American people. All they want to do is to nit pic minor parts of any legislation that the president puts forward & in general play the same old political games they so decried from the democrats.
This is party politics at it’s very worst & I guess the republicans will need a further lesson on how this will not be tolerated in the 2010 elections; since they didn’t learn it from the one last year.

So now we know why all the tax cheats have been getting nominated.
Honest men don’t want to work for him once they learn a little bit
about what he wants to do.
It is a great statement about Gregg that he feels his principles are
more important than power. Both sides of the aisle could learn from
him.

Good on Gregg…his withdrawal should be telling the Obamabots that Obama is up to major no good. Obama is trying for DICTATOR FOR LIFE. With Obama trying to steal power over the census, he can force the census to ESTIMATE instead of actually counting people. This will allow Obama to rig how many electoral votes each state gets so he can become a dictator for life espeically with Obama’s California buddies already trying to get rid of presidential term limits. Can we all Say Obama is a Chavez wantabe NOW? Impeach him NOW, while we still can.

Congratulations Senator Gregg, and THANK YOU! I guess he didn’t quite drink enough koolaid? Anyway, as someone else said, if the parties were reversed, the media would be hailing him as a hero. We know they aren’t going to do that, but kudos to Sen. Gregg for standing up and saying that this would-be-Emperor and his “Tax Cheats R Us” Cabinet aren’t ‘wearing any clothes’. Thanks Senator Gregg!!!

“This shows Gregg, & the republican party as well, for what they are; obstructionists who have no concern either for the country or the American people. ”
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Wait.
Is he under some obligation to give up his safe Senate seat for a job with an administration he realizes he disagrees with?
The administration that took away one of his primary responsibilities as Commerce Secretary and gave it to Rahm Emmanuel?
Isn’t it better he change his mind now, rather than become some disgruntled ex-Cabinet secretary who writes a “tell all book” in 2 years?

Didn’t Tom D from South Dakota withdraw his name after a week or two?
Must be that he isn’t a responsible adult professional politician? What about the other tax evaders that withdrew?

Judd, you da man!

Caterpillars crawl.
Obama’s senseless census.
Judd Gregg’s jiu-jitsu.
H/t matt.
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Obama’s power grab over the Census is to rig the electoral votes…………..for future elections and term limits. We all should say No to Obama like Gregg did.

This is pretty surprising from a Senator – they’re usually pretty professional about their job. Pulling his name after private consultation and agreement to accept (the only way nominations are made) is awfully unusual, and it’s not like any new information has come up in the last fortnight.

Lesson for Obama:
In this post-Bush, hyper-partisan era… you just can’t trust the other side of the aisle.
It’s a shame but it’s reality now.

silkwool–done right, tax cuts work–Kennedy did it in the 60′s and then Reagan mimicked him, as did GWB. Going hand in hand is the fact that spending cuts have to coincide. That isn’t even part of this Pig Roast Obama is pushing.
Take a look at some economic data from decades ago–you might find it educational.

As a New Hampshire resident, I am baffled as to why, after a week into this, he’s having a change of heart? Does he do this regularly? Make one decision and then say “oh-oops, nevermind?!?” I don’t see myself voting him back into office in 2 years, oh no, no way!

I would like to see the
bills republicans get through
in the next 8 years, did I
mention zero, unless they learn
how to compromise. you scratch
my back I rub yours like LBJ did.

Another very poor Obama decision.

If I were Gregg, I’d drop the nomination to after seeing what Fascist Obama is up to……………..Impeach Obama before he corrupts the numbers and affects electoral votes.

“In Debt We Trust.”

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Gregg.
What a jerk. Clearly, he folded to his right-wing buddies. Hope this is the end of Republicans in the Administration.
Good riddance, and we’ll make sure you get your *** handed to you in 2010.

Tonya – you should check your facts before you type.

Just a matter of time, hope BHO hasn’t destroyed the country beyond repair by the time he is removed in 2012 or sooner(impeachment, I hope soon).

siptfire murphy: “He accepted before Obama decided to give the Census to Rahm Emanuel so they could redistrict to benefit their party.”
This is nonsense. The census has always been under the ultimate authority of the President, head of the executive branch. If Senator Gregg was worried about the census, he would have taken the appointment and run it. The Secretary of Commerce merely would have to report to Emanuel (no surprise – his boss is always the president), he would still be in charge of the census and could have had a power impact via a well timed resignation if he saw any shenanigans.

Someone is afraid of taxes.
Viva 0bama!
Our Smartest Leader is so smart to dig out all those tax cheaters. It even made those republicans like Gregg afraid of being caught.

Obama is such an idiot.
We must impeach him ASAP before he destroys this country.

Concerned in OH: “0bama should be prosecuted for subverting our great Republic. What he was doing with the Census was downright theft.”
What SPECIFICALLY was he doing with the census and how is it any different from the previous census, which was run by the President via their hand-picked and regularly assessed and directed appointment? (The first census of course run by Thomas Jefferson.)

“Obama is using the census for political gain, bringing it into the White House when it should be overseen by the Commerce Department.”
Can we get some right wingers who actually understand the talking points they were fed?

Obama only wanted him to get a Dem senate seat and look bipartisan. When Gov of N.H. had to appoint a Republican in his place Obama couldn’t back out. Otherwise we would have figured out his motives.

This whole issue with the census concerns me. Something stinks and I hope the Congress steps in and halts Emanuel from being in charge. The census needs to be done without political influence from the White House. Play with redistribution and all hell will brake loose.

Who would want to be associated with this administration? It’s not like Obama was elected by informed voters.

It has been a long time since I have been able to say I am proud of anyone in our congressional delagation. Today, I am one very proud Granite Stater. Thank you, Senator Gregg.

jhw- Obama changed the reporting structure. The director of next year’s Census report would have reported directly to the White House rather than to the Commerce secretary.
The Obama people had more nice things to say about Daschle the tax cheat when he pulled out than they have to say about Gregg.
Ideology vs. getting caught cheating on your taxes. Which is worse? Yet who gets the tearful goodbye?
You can tell Gregg was going to be an outsider.

Is this the beginning of “Macbeth”???

“Why is Obama’s approval rating: 34%???”
Obama Job Approval:
Rasmussen: 61%
Gallup: 64%
The lesson as always? Right wingers lie.

B. H. Obama’s approval rating: 34%.

Good for Judd…
Who in their right mind would want to answer to Rahm Emmanuel?
Obama tried to pull a fast one on Gregg.

“Please give me a past example of the White House Chief of Staff overseeing the Census and the Commerce Secretary reporting to him?”
What this is really about is right wingers wanting to continue to undercount minorities.

With the Census and ACORN how can BO lose–unless America finally wakes up.

Obama tried to pull a fast one on Gregg.”
From the article:
However, it has become apparent during this process that this will not work for me as I have found that on issues such as the stimulus package and the Census there are irresolvable conflicts for me. Prior to accepting this post, we had discussed these and other potential differences, but unfortunately we did not adequately focus on these concerns”
A “fast one” he had already discussed with Gregg.
The lesson as always? Right wingers lie.

Gregg is an idiot. Where can I donate to his opposition for 2010?

thank you for standing on nh values please save us all from liberal vt values

Is Obama stupid? Wake up Mr. Obama!Gregg Judd obvious doesn’t want to work for a black man?
You serve because you are asked to serve. You put your best mind to use, to benefit the country especially in time of turmoil. Why did you think our men went to Normandy, why did our men go to Vietnam, and do we go to Iraq? We went because we were asked to serve. We didn’t go because we hated the German, we didn’t go because we hated the Vietnamese, we didn’t go because we hated the Iraqis. We went b/c we knew freedom is worth fighting for. You don’t serve just because of your idealogical differences. Use your brain senator! You’re an educated man, so use it.

Good for Judd. He sees the president and administration for what they are. And it isn’t pretty.

Judd is back where he belongs. The coarse that this administration has pursued over the past three weeks is not the “change” that all Americans can believe in – and is not the change that many moderates and independents voted for. We are being given a toxic mix of Bush tactics and fiscal irresponsibility coupled with pure failed ideology straight out of the 1960s and 1970s big government playbook. Guess what folks, the past eight years under Bush were not years where small government philosophy thrived – it was one of the biggest grabs of power by the federal government coupled with the biggest and most irresponsible spending initiatives since perhaps LBJ. Now, we are getting more of the same – and probably accelerated – from Obama. Judd wouldn’t have been able to do much as Commerce secretary as he can do in the Senate. He is famous for sticking to fiscal restraint principles and is needed to help reform entitlements and taxes. We have failed to fundamentally reform either since the 1980s and time is ticking. We should not grow the federal government or entitlements until we can assure the long term solvency of existing ones like Social Security and Medicare. Judd did the right thing!

I’m glad Gregg did this, but let’s not fool ourselves. He looks like a goofball here as much as the President does. But at least he was finally smart and got out before he actually took the job and things got out of hand between he and the President. Obviously, the President wants to be surrounded by yes men, and clearly – Gregg wasn’t about to go along w/ the plan!

Gregg must have realized that Obama was just the same old boss — hugely partisan, interested in winning, not in governing and that the philosophical differences were too great. Perhaps Gregg was as appalled as many people — and I’m a liberal! — as that pork legislation that was just crammed down our throats with little thought and even less consideration as to whether it would actually work.

siptfire murphy: “What flavor kool aid do you drink? Please give me a past example of the White House Chief of Staff overseeing the Census and the Commerce Secretary reporting to him?”
Are you an alter ego of Concerned in OH or just speaking for him? No matter. The TRUTH is that the Commerce Secretary ALWAYS reports to the President or whomever the president tells them to. That basic fact of how the Executive branch is Constitutionally configured is what I said. The last census was run by Clinton – is he not hyper partisan? Google up some of the fights he got into regarding pushing statistical sampling.

What a jerk Gregg has shown himself to be. ??? >> What a jerk the president has become. He is nothing like he said he was.

Are you people serious? 53% of you voted for Obama. Don’t tell me you didn’t know he was a socialist. Everyone told you – you should have listened.

MayBee: “Why was it partisan for Gregg to pull out?
He decided he didn’t want the job.”
He had already agreed in private conversations with the President to accept the nomination. It looks partisan when he backs out for no apparent reason. It is very clear that Obama is trying to give Republicans a seat at the table.

What an upstanding man this is. To refuse to compromise his beliefs even when such a prize is at hand, shows integrity you don’t see very often in Washington. He knows what the Dems are up to on the census and so do the American people. He also knows that this PORK package is going to ruin America within the next few years. Too bad. O’Bama could have had ONE intelligent person in his cabinet.

Republicans are becoming whining babies… A good laugh…
After trashing this Nation for 8 years, they cannot even seize any chance to look good to the American People.
At this juncture Gregg goes back to the old Washington politics instead of looking at the American People who now favor the Stimulus Bill by over 60%. How blind…
Very sad for the GOP.
Thank GOD for President Barack OBAMA and for the good People of This Nation.

Mr. President, you can’t work with them. It’s their way or no way.

He had already agreed in private conversations with the President to accept the nomination. It looks partisan when he backs out for no apparent reason. It is very clear that Obama is trying to give Republicans a seat at the table.
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It wasn’t for no apparent reason. You don’t accept his reasons.
Would it have been better for him to be confirmed and then quit next year?

who need enemies when we have the republicans in congress.

Obama lied…people died.
IMPEACH OBAMA!
Posted by: Ronny
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Ronny, You must have been in a closet for the
past 8 years! Wake up.

Census Problem – I understand Obama wants to count non-citizens in the census to allow states with larger quantities to qualify for more aid and electoral votes.

President Obama appears to be setting the stage for a giant socialist train-wreck ala Europe. No republican with much integrity wants to be part of that.

He is probably afraid of the retribution from his party. Especially from Rush Limbaugh.

Good.

“What’s the deal with the Census? Are they trying to cook the books and give more population to traditionally Democratic states?”
The argument is statistical sampling vs physical head counting.
There are limitations to the physical door to door head counting in getting an accurate count.
But the alternative offered of statistical sampling has its own issues.

He had already agreed in private conversations with the President to accept the nomination. It looks partisan when he backs out for no apparent reason. It is very clear that Obama is trying to give Republicans a seat at the table.
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It wasn’t for no apparent reason. You don’t accept his reasons.
Would it have been better for him to be confirmed and then quit next year?
Posted by: MayBee
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He’s backing out because, IF he decided to leave
next year, he wouldn’t be able to write a lucrative
book deal like half of Bush’s staff did.

Patrick, It was not to be spoken; now that PBO has it at the Ford, who is to tell he was not mistaken on the stage of the PBO theater.

As usual another stupid republican chooses to remind once again why we voted them out in the first place. thanks fo rreminding us all Judd Gregg. Now go back and join the misery of your republican senator pals and you can all hang out at the mall or go cry in your beer or something.

Hmmmm, “I’m qualified to be Secretary of Commerce and in that role I propose corrective measures, enforce law and look for solutions for a nation in trouble. I know the political differences between my party and the President. Mighty good challenge and an opportunity to serve my nation. But wait, I’m a Republican – Republicans can’t do that while the Democrats are in control. Sorry folks, we Republicans have an image to maintain.”

Republican next move is coup.

All I can say is…a lot of you people posting here really need to grow up and stop being whiny babies yourselves.

>Obama needs to stop all this bi-partisan bull and shut the Republicans out. They LOST the election and Obama needs to learn that you can’t negotiate with the devil people.<
Actually, every member of Congress – Republican and Democrat – won their most recent election.

“I’d bet my mortgage-free house that Gregg quit because he couldn’t stomach that Obama says we’re nearly in a Depression but decided today to give money to Syria and lift the sanctions. Obama is lucky Gregg isn’t calling Obama out for giving Syria money in this time of catastrophe, as Obama likes to say.”
Classic right wing lies…..a waiver was granted for overhauling two airlines as requested by Boeing. Syrian sanctions still remain in place.
The money thing appears to made up from whole cloth.

“There is no reason to change how people are counted in the census. this is too serious for the government to politicize and take shortcuts to the counting.”
The census argument has been going on since 1990.

So put yourself in Senator Gregg’s position of finding out after he accepted the nomination that the White House had decided to move overseeing of the Census from his Commerce Department into the hands of Ron Emanuel’s jurisdiction.
Never has the responsibility of counting Americans fallen under the watch of the White House. To do so opens up partisan exposure to manipulate the numbers for whichever party happens to be in office. That is why oversight has always fallen under the Commerce Department.
This issue will become headline news in the coming weeks, and I find it hard to blame Senator Gregg for making the decision he did today. Taking control of the census by our new administration has a bit of that old time Chicago politics smell to it, but we could never suspect that…….could we?

Well this no doubt will turn out for the best. If after extensive discussions and then accepting the position of the president of the opposing party, he “suddenly reaalizes” that he “did not adequately focus on the differences”. It shows either what a numbskull the guy is or what a tool he is of his party leadership. If he would have taken the position he could have very easilly sabotaged many aspects of the Obama administrations efforts. Enough of this sham… It is obvious that the present crop of Republican conservatives haven’t got the moral courage of their forebearers (such as Everett Dirksen) to act in a truly bi-partisan manner that puts ALL of America first versus their ultra conservative base. We are best without having any of this bunch of self-serving nin-con-poops!

Now if only Hillary would tell Obama to shove it.
Hillary 2012
Posted by: bailey | Feb 12, 2009 5:10:54 PM
One thing about Hillary,she may have differences of opinion, but she will always put her country first.

You made the courageous decision Senator Gregg. Why be a “doormat” for anyone, especially fro someone with no experience nor record of accomplishment. As you did, Joe Biden and Hillary will also voice their views. Will be interesting to see how many other qualified people walk away.

“THIS IS A LIE. The issues are the same as in 2000. No one has EVER proposed counting non-citizens.”
Yes it is a lie.
Non citizens have always been counted in the census.

“What a jerk the president has become. He is nothing like he said he was.”
Au contraire. He is doing EXACTLY what he said he’d do during the campaign. And it’s what the American people voted for. Get over it.

“This guy left because he didn’t agree with Obama’s stimulus among other things.”
BS. The stimulus was headline news a week ago when Gregg accepted the position. If he didn’t agree with it, he shouldn’t have said “yes” to Obama. Was it a learning difficulty on his part or is he just a lying backstabber?

GOP is really exposed as the Party of NO to the American People and to the World.
President OBAMA is surely trying to drag the GOP out of darkness.
GOP the Party of Rush Limbaugh, how exciting for the 2010 elections.

This guy left because he didn’t agree with Obama’s stimulus among other things.
Everyone is seeing Obama for what he is, a fraud, and they don’t want any part of it.
Posted by: CW | Feb 12, 2009 5:51:22 PM
Tell me one thing that has been a fraud since Obama took office. You are exactly what is wrong with this country. That narrow-minded thinking that has gotten us where we are today. Stop being part of the problem and be part of the solution.

Imagine if Bush/Rove tried to run the census count from the White House. This wreaks of Washington insider corruption and needs to be abandoned. Keep the census at Commerce Mr. President and fulfill your promise for more transparent government.

An open hand is greeted with an iron fist ….

I am tired of these Republicans trying to make a mockery out of our country. Last time I checked it was the republicans passing every stupid bill the Bush was putting on the table, which ultimately led us this economic crisis. So, I say, fine, he really is not a good match, and honestly, there is no such thing as bipartisan in the house, the republicans will do anything to contract our new President, and unfortunately they dont care for the citizens of our nation, let alone our well being.

What a tower of insufficiency, this Judd Greg! I suppose the Republicans threatened him with expulsion if he took the job. Frankly, I’m glad he’s gone. We need someone in their who actually cares about the people!

OK, Barack, this didn’t work out the way you planned. Good try though.

Ryan what are you smoking?..the White House has never controlled the Census…the Census simply reported the numbers they actually counted to the president (and I should know seeing as how I used to work for the Census as a permanent member.) Nice spin though Ryan……….when Obama is snagged doing really rotten things—-lie lie lie to try to cover.

Obama is simply trying to warp the Census, put in his own numbers, and change electoral votes. Gee, Obama learned alot when he worked for Acorn didn’t he? He learned to cheat, lie, and steal.

I just read these comment and they sicken me to think that A president that INHERITED a financial mess such as this has to be called a SOCIALIST. What were they calling Bush as he ran the country into the ground with an un-winnable war, took a trillion dollar surplus and replaced it with a trillion dollar deficit. Right now ideology can not stand in the way of solutions.
Obama had to practically start the day AFTER the election. Most presidents don’t even think about or deal with major issues until well into their term. At the very least Obama should be given credit for trying to attack a problem that leading ECONOMISTS are saying is unprecedented. And what do the Republicans want to do? Why jockey for position to attack instead of COMING FORTH with ideas that are FRESH not rehashed from the last 8 years.

No, I won’t help my country in a bi-partisan way get through this stimulus package–I’m too much better than my word.
But, I did enjoy my part in my Republican party’s hand in kicking off this downward spiral and doubling the national debt while we WERE in power and in the country’s financial driver’s seat.
–Has nothing to do with sour grapes.

I don’t see the Libs giving any heat about Richardson having to drop out, nor the tax cheats. Good for Gregg. He shouldn’t have agreed to be a token Republican in the first place though so the BHO admin could make a claim at being bipartisan.
If he were truly Lincolnesque, he would have picked a conservative Republican for VP.

GOP is really exposed as the Party of NO to the American People and to the World.
After trashing this Nation for the last 8 years, the GOP cannot even repent.
GOP the Party of Rush Limbaugh, how exciting for the 2010 elections.

The present economic debacle took place under the Bush 8 year administration, during which time both Houses of Congress were controlled by the Republican party for 6 of those 8 years.
There seems to be no dearth of anti-Obama sentiment but you know what? He was elected in a landslide.
Meditate on that for a moment. A half black/half white Senator from Illinois was elected in a landslide.
It wasn’t his charm but disgust and fright at the legacy of the Republicans–a war on two fronts, a deficit of trillions, and a complete failure to guide the country.
Whatever your opinion of the man, he is the Commander in Chief. It would behoove us all to put country first. No matter what Rush the Treasonous says.

“because of most of the Americans and media were extremely hate on G.W bush and Republicans at that time even a dog Americans ..willing to vote for the dog instead of Republican”
Exactly.
Republicans ruined their own image through a combination of corruption and incompetence.

Who knows what tales Obama told Gregg before he accepted the nomination.

“Now, as for Senator Gregg. …”
Posted by: BlofeldBuildings | Feb 12, 2009 6:03:24 PM
Senator Gregg was nominated 10 days ago. He didn’t work at the department. No new nominees for the last week in Obama administration. Unless Gregg suddenly got the “second vision” to see “a nasty, lying, duplicitous nest”;))) i don’t understand why did he decide to withdraw.
Bushwas also Ivy-league material, so what’s your point?
By the way, what your Rush L. fan are doing on ABC website? Is FOX web down? ;)))

what a coward.a very weak man .why dont you try thinking for your self,you asked to be consider for this position. so your pathetic excuse just wont fly man.

Yes, Obama is going to manipulate the Census & pronto ! He is aligning it for what he & puppet-string pullers want…and that is another term in Office.

I don’t think it was anything nefarious as implied by some comments here, i.e. Rush Limbaugh threats, character/tax issues, and on and on. I think there was a genuine difference in points of view. I don’t think the problem is with Obama either, per say, but I do think Obama is most likely surrounded by extreme left wing ideologues that probably make it difficult to suggest anything other than their personal ideas. I think that’s probably what went on here.

Smart man, a true American.

Yeah!

I know what Obama told Gregg. “I won so get over with it!”

the republican wimps are out in force whineing and crying… sad bunch of losers.. why dont we move all republicans to texas and alaska and let them make there own twisted far right and hate ruled dictatorship like they want.

Getting the greatest minds of America together to solve our problems is a dumb idea because the greatest minds of America got us into this mess in the first place–Not so Barney Franks, Sen. Dodd—you guys did it. What we need is for all these scallywags to just go away and do nothing!! Leave it to the 300 million Americans. We can all start by just minding our own darn Business, take care of ourselves and our families, work at our jobs, quit the constant whining, let the lazy starve—hunger is a great motivator. cut All Governments down by 75% and send these Government Gangsters out to do real jobs. Leave ALL Regulations to the Tort Attorneys—they can sue the pants off anyone who damages and hurts others. Close down the following Federal Agencies—Commerce, education, Energy, Health and welfare. Get Congress back to meeting for only 30 days once every two years—npo pay, no pensions and no benefits. Go home and leave us alone Dudes—you are killing us and you are not needed

“However, due to our Idiot President, the Terrorist who killed them who was suppose to go on trial will be able to be counted because Obama nixed the Trial.”
Gloria and John Clodfelter, the parents of sailor Kenneth Clodfelter, who lost his life in the attack, were at Friday’s meeting with the president and said they also support the idea of an investigative commission for the Cole.
“All of the families were extremely positive about [it],” said John Clodfelter, noting that families felt it was long overdue. “It’s something that should have been done within a year of the attack.”

Republicans really know nothing but trashing this Nation.
After trashing this Nation with G. Bush and killing over 4000 American lives, The Republicans are still attempting to further trash.
This time it will NOT happen.
We have President Barack OBAMA and the American people.

If only our dim-witted, far-left, puppet-on-a-string President had had the integrity and conviction of Senator Gregg, and had declined the office of the Presidency, knowing it was way “above his pay scale”….
….we might not be straddled with a corrupt cabinet of Chicago thug politicians, an 800 billion dollar stealfromus package, and be on the road to Socialism, all while Iran, Russia and North Korea repudiate us, laugh at Obomb-out’s lame attempts to “talk”, and rattle their sabres….
If this country manages to survive the jaw-dropping ineptitude, the lies, the corruption and the sheer skullduggery that this abomidable administration has already displayed after only three weeks in office, it’s going to be that much sweeter when Hurricane Sarah Palin sweeps the vote and takes office early in 2013, bringing with her a massive REFORM and RE-STRUCTURING of the Washington idiots, FREEDOM for business and enterprise to breathe again, and putting POWER back in the hands of THE PEOPLE.

Good…All’s well that ends well. Maybe now we can get back to doing what the American people are demanding…Change! See ya, Gregg, you knew what was up the entire time…Don’t let the door hit you and you republican friends in the rear end as you’re walking out the door! Thanks to you and your “principles” you helped to get us into this financial mess…between Iraq and the banking system and overall deregulation…yep, you’ve again proven it’s okay to have tax money to spend for your own pet projects, you’re own special interests (i.e. big money, big corporations, big banking) and with putting forth money for “killing people” in Iraq…But how dare we invest money into our country via infastructure, education, jobs, etc. It’s another important lesson that we really don’t matter…the republicans hide behind family values and rile the public up with hate, fear, minsinformation and scapegoating to get into power and to distract the public from the issues…because the issues that are important to America don’t matter…Only big money and big tax breaks for the rich and powerful…To heck with everyone else and their sacrifices, let them eat cake.

“Obama has made an unconstitutional power grab, politicizing the Census by having the Census Director report directly to partisans in the White House, in direct violation of the Constition and the Law.”
As opposed to partisan in the Cabinet?
“(Can you imagine the wailing and gnashing of teeth if President Bush had Karl Rove overseeing the Census?)”
Given what they did with politicizing intelligence, national defense and the DOJ…I imagine right wingers like yourself would be quite silent.
“The Constitution states that Congress shall determine operation of the Census by law, and the law congress wrote says the Census Director must report to the Commerce Secretary who is accountable to congress.”
Can you name the law that states the director of the census must report only to the Commerce Sec?

The Sailors are still dead, the terrorist still not called to justice and more time will go by – and and the story does not tell Americans how LONG IT will TAKE! So much for Obama Transparency! These Idiotic maneuvers are reasons why good people like Judd Gregg will not work for a Moron like Obama who fills his Administration with Tax Cheats and Socialists.

“It’s not a “controversy”. It’s a bunch of Democratic special interest groups that want sampling so it’ll inflate their numbers and subsequently inflate their federal goodies.”
Minorities were undercounted in the 1990 census and there has been a move to include better statistical sampling to be combined with more traditional methods.
The law already provides for sampling it just does not use those numbers for Congressional re-districting.

The Sailors are still dead, the terrorist still not called to justice and more time will go by – and and the story does not tell Americans how LONG IT will TAKE! So much for Obama Transparency! These Idiotic maneuvers are reasons why good people like Judd Gregg will not work for a Moron like Obama who fills his Administration with Tax Cheats and Socialists.
Posted by: Jesse | Feb 12, 2009 6:52:22 PM
Answer me this question. This guy has been incarcerated for 8 years, why didn’t GWB have this guy brought to justice? Where is your outrage about that?????

“Hurricane Sarah Palin sweeps the vote and takes office early in 2013, bringing with her a massive REFORM and RE-STRUCTURING of the Washington idiots, FREEDOM for business and enterprise to breathe again, and putting POWER back in the hands of THE PEOPLE.”
I;m not sure whatls funnier…the Palin sweep fantasy or the concept tat freedom for business equals power to the people.

As for Obama – I Hope He Fails Too! It’s the country I want to succeed.

Sorry Ryan, Those sailors were paid by me and helped defend me. I have a vested interest in seeing that Justice is done for them also. And, you say families, but the quote you posted only listed one family. Please try to be accurate in the future.
Posted by: jesse | Feb 12, 2009 7:03:29 PM
SO then why didn’t you press GWB to bring this man to justice? That was a story about the meeting that was written right after the meeting. I guess you missed this paragraph:
“”All of the families were extremely positive about [it],” said John Clodfelter, noting that families felt it was long overdue. “It’s something that should have been done within a year of the attack.”

Gregg has shown himself so says Lisa…he said he would do one thing and then did another.
Isn’t that exactly what BHO did when he signed his name on the dotted line to only accepting public funds in his campaign, but then ‘shown himself’ and did another thing by accepting support from all the rich crooks and Hollywood supporters? Tell us, what’s the difference? If BHO can change his mind, then why can’t Gregg?
Glad you jumped off the plank Gregg, the Dems would have hung every mistake they make around your neck. Maybe BHO can convince Pelosi to take that post!

I have a great thought on Commerce Secretary: Michael Bloomberg.
1. He wrote one of the earliest editorials I have read on a “New New Deal”, so there is no clash of ideas.
2. He is super-competent in matters of business and as an executive (which he’d be of the Department of Commerce).
3. He was once a Democrat, once a Republican and is now Independent. I see him as someone who would be viewed as non-partisan if not bi-partisan.
4. As far as being a liason to American businesses abroad, he’s made those pitches to the biggest of big wigs… he is totally credible in this regard.

One more thing a Bloomberg Sec of Comm would bring is star power and a headline changer when consumer sentiment is critical.

Sen. Specter of Pennsylvania is a RINO and we’de be glad for him to come out of the closet and go Democrat. Take him.

Sen. Specter of Pennsylvania is a RINO and we’de be glad for him to come out of the closet and go Democrat. Take him.
Posted by: WorldclaZZ | Feb 12, 2009 7:18:07 PM
I am proud of my Senator from PA :)

Gregg was left out some critical Senate votes recently…fill in the blanks from there baby!!!

As For Homeland Security Obama has blowed it wide open, America is in serious trouble! Better give Hillary the phone at 3 AM!!!!

The bitter Repulicans (most of them) will never want to see Obama succeed. John McCain is fake too. Pretending to be a friend of Obama’s. They don’t want him to succeed. But baby don’t count Obama out,he’s been counted out before and he always comes back. Where were the Repulicans plan a year or two -hell eight years ago. Obama is trying to clean up their mess and they want to be indifferent. Give me a break.

“Better now than later. Lesson for all America to see…There’s no use for these Republicans. Good ridance.”
Posted by: sngeorgia | Feb 12, 2009 4:47:15 PM
And how many DEMOCRATS have pulled out because of over $100,000 of owed taxes? (hmm hmm, Daschle? Geithner proven to have skimped the taxes but not removed from office?)A lot of Democrats say that we Republicans are just a bunch of people-haters, but very few Republicans will post that kind of thing about a Democrat. Think before you post.

“Ryan don’t give them facts, they are unable to process them…lol. It’s easier for them to make things up and pass them off as true than to research.”
The facts aren’t for them, they are for others.
“Btw, do you know what Limbaugh’s talking points were today…lol.I am just curious.”
Not sure….usually I am able to figure it out by the moronic posts all saying the same thing.

$ 650 million for Honey Bee Insurance?
I definitely made a mistake with Obama. Can we have a Mulligan?

My father once told me, when a man speaks as well as Obama does, Keep your hands over your wallet. This guy is a bag of hot air, and when it pops, AMERICA WATCH OUT .. by the way, I can’t seem to find the Stimulus package on White House.com, JUST ANOTHER LIE, Hannity you have this comedian (OBAMA) peg!!!

“But getting back to Sarah Palin. You Libs are SO scared of her, that you have to run her down at every turn – “hahaha, she’s so stupid, what a rube”, in the hopes that you and the media will prevent her from becoming our next president.”
No, I hope she does run.
If you thought Mitt getting his butt handed to him during the debates was fun wait till Ms “I don’t know what newspapers I read because the McCain campaign didn’t tell me” is out there.

“Wherever he speaks, people listen and act accordingly. If he says email your representatives and tell them (fill in the blank), they will”
Oh yes, we know. We even have a name for them. We call them Obamabots.

Bridget—”we have a name for them…” sure you do whatever Limbaugh calls them you repeat. ditto Bridget.

“We Outnumber You” ROFLMFAO, you sure didn’t on election day!

I am proud of you Senator Gregg for having the integrity for standing up for what you believe in. You are a good American. America needs more people like you in public office. Good luck to you.

the ones drinking the kool-aid are the people (senators included, apparently)who assume that if they bury their heads in the sand for the next four years (the continuous, rhetoric filled bi*ching obviously precluded) then they won’t be impacted by the presidency because “they didn’t play along”. Are you serious? Like it or not, he is the president for the next four years. He isn’t like a bad advertisement that will disappear if you ignore him. Republicans should be outraged at Gregg for throwing away an opportunity to advance Republican agenda through a powerful advisory position directly to the presidency. Now he could throw any extreme liberal in the position to further advance the left agenda. How Gregg feels about stimulus and census should have no impact on his ability to do his job.
Some of you Obama bashers are so reactionary that you didn’t even notice my prior post didn’t say one thing supporting Obama – it just knocked Gregg for his lack of principles for leaving his position one week after agreeing to it.
If beliving that elected Senators should work with (not necessarily agree with) the President of the United States, regardless of policy differences, means I am drinking kool-aid, then I guess I must be drunk.
Personally, I don’t have strong feeling for or against Obama.

Senator Gregg’s actions prove that he is taking some serious drugs and should be tested immediately. How idiotic and racist do you have to be to act like this. What a child, and he would be shining my shoes at the airport if it wasn’t for his last name.

LOL – meant Senator Judd Gregg.

I see nothing different Obama has said or done since 2004 and today — perhaps Gregg’s understanding of it morphed overnight between the time he was begging for the job and yesterday, when it came time to vote on the stimulus plan. Gregg seems to claim otherwise.
Obama should have known Gregg either hasn’t the courage of his convictions or , far more likely, hasn’t got any deeply held beliefs other than politics. We demand omniscience! How DARE the President not realize a man like Gregg would say anything to further his own personal ambitions?
There’s something wrong with a vetting process that cannot discern that a politically savvy adult who somehow got himself repeatedly elected to the US Senate would claim to have turned his back on Petty Partisan Politics but actually lack the moral fortitude to stand by his decision.

Naturally, that was the last we heard from Rick.
We’ll just wait until we hear from someone else that thinks that Gregg’s move today was racsist. Or maybe that is all we are ever going to get from people that hold this opinion. They drive by, make an astonishing accusation and never support their position.
Great – this is going to be some kind of wild ride the next 4 years. I guess w need to dummy down to handle the supporters.

Michawl Hall say “I, for one, am now going to take a 6 month breather from reading the comments and do what I can to help this country and, more importantly, my friends and neighbors to survive the coming days.”
You act like we are at the threshold of Armageddon? The seven horsemen are riding, there is mayhem in the streets, dogs and cats living together and let’s head for the hills because this is not a test.
Is the sky falling?
It seems to me that we have a bunch of bad things to overcome right now and there is a lot of disagreement among us. I do not agree with most of this stimulus Bill – I like the idea of the bill and think that goverment has to do something to get businesses to stop laying off and start hiring. This bill will not do it – ir, let’s say I put this one up there with Moses at the Red Sea, I didn’t vote for this President but want him to be successful – But this idea of people go back into your homes and stop engaging in this process – the process of openly expressing our views, getting new ideas, debating those that do not are part of the stuff that makes us tick.
The only time I will stop this process is when the SS or ACORN breaks down my door and takes my computer and every other communication device I use. Ecen then I would find a way to pass a note or wsomething., I am in this process and hope that everyone stays tuned too. (OK, there are a few of you that…well…if I didn’t hear from you anytime soon, I would…well…not get depressed. ) (I was just kidding about the ACORN part)(I just couldn’t pass on a golden opportunity for a slam on the side, as it were.)

Why people can’t except the fact that Richardson & Gregg were not the right men for the job?? I mean why must everything have a conspiracy theory to it? The right man or woman will be selected. It’s just like a movie role one actor may be chosen for a role but bails out because it doesn’t suit them and it opens the door for the right person to come in to play the role.
Everything now seems to always have to be sensationalized, it’s not a big deal.
Obama hasn’t even got started good and people are already rallying to see him fail!? That is sad, very, very sad! If you folks that are against him think with the brains God gave you, you would no that if our President fails then we as America will fail. The last president literally brought us close to destruction and all Obama is trying to do is help restore what he can for the mess that he has been given to him! Give the man a break!

Okay….Actually in a world where being ready on day one, this does matter. Obama ran perhaps the most successful campaign in history – he stayed on message and used his enormous cash cache prudently (except maybe that coliseum do dad when he accepted the nomination) and intelligently (see comment on the coliseum do dad).
His people are all over the map on what this Presidency means and the vetting process is a flat out joke. Losing one, maybe two – ok, we get it. hH has lost 5 and this big bi partisan promise just blew up. If you walk in the room and say “we own the day so you better join us” is a very different statement than “ok, how do we find commonality and work through our differences?” One basically is a token gesture, the latter is a real attempt to open the lines of communication. On the case of Gregg, he withdrew for all the right reasons – he flat out disagreed with core elements of this administration.
So, it is a big deal. Where is the “no drama Obama” that got elected here?

Barb
Have you been watching the news? Nearly all of obama’s people have been tax cheats.

I read all the comments and you know what…if the president fails, then the country fails. I don’t care if you like BHO or not, we are in a situation where we need to move forward TOGETHER and that’s just the facts. I don’t agree with everything either party does, but we are Americans and we have to be great together. Only thing I didn’t like about Gregg dropping out is the talking out of both sides of his mouth. It’s ok to say you didn’t do something, because of your principles and leave it at that. There is no need to over explain. You didn’t think it was a good idea because and leave it at that. You move on and his administration will move on.
For all the people who are wishing for failure, keep in mind that we are Americans and we do no like failure. There is something to be said for National pride.

Barb-
a little clue when you are watching the news. i like to call it “name the party” game. whenever the MSM reports on a “Corrupt government official” with no party affiliation. that means they are a democrat.
this has been the year of the democrat corruption and i am sitting back with a bucket of popcorn and enjoying the show. because for years they have said “republican-racists,corrupt, greed etc” now we are seeing who the real corrupt party is, Democrat.

Where were you “support the President” and “if the President fails, we all fail” people during President Bush’s years in office? I don’t recall the pleas for unity then. Now that we have a new President we are supposed to shut up and fall in line, whether we disagree or not? That is the most nonsensical thing I have ever heard. As for the economy, the democrats and obama own it. The democrats have been controlling congress since 2006, and please refer to your Civics classes, because you will see that Congress makes laws. Also, 2.6 million jobs lost in 2008, with 60% of the losses happening after the presidential election. That is a resounding vote of confidence in our new liberal administration. Buyers remorse anyone??

It’s amazing how many people want the President to fail. Goodness didn’t the destruction that the Bush administration left us to deal with teach us anything? P.Obama is at least trying to dig us out of the pit the GOP deliberately dug for us.
Dem or GOP the truth is mils have lost their homes, millions have lost their jobs, the big CEOs have taken our money to advance their personal financial growth and the GOP is playing games with the people and the president.
The GOP admitted that they agreed to unite and not vote for the stimulus plan without bothering to read it. GOP admit that they’re trying to situate themselves for the next election and not position the country to save the people.
P. Obama won because people wanted change,hope and a country united. We still want these things and lucky for us, the president is trying to follow through on these three things.

this guy is nothing, he grabbed a deal and then rush’s republicans cornered him and he caved. rush won. he won’t run again – obama will be just fine. gregg will be a blip on a very small book.

I was glad to hear the Gregg would not run for re-election as Senator. That suggests he does realize what a mess the Republican party has become. Gregg, the wimpy, now he is, now he is not, needs to spend some time in the desert.

Sounds like it might be like a game of political chess.

Ah, the scales have been removed from Mr. Gregg’s eyes. When HIS GRACE told the black caucus that they didn’t have to worry, the U S Census would be transferred to the Whitehouse and Chicago Rahm would “handle it,” Senator Gregg finally decided that the Messiah is a charleton. Thank goodness he came to his senses! He should be able to rinse the taste of Kool-Aid from his mouth by gargling daily for the next few months.

Notice that only wackadoo wingnut partisan extremists seem to care about this? The rest of America seriously couldn’t give a crap about this nobody from nowhere and his so-called “principles”. Dude just lost his ticket to the big show and the show will go on without him.

This is awesome – no Republican should cooperate with the Obama regime for any reason. If we keep up our unified resistance to his so-called “stimulus” and “recovery” then both will surely fail and the voters will come crawling back to the GOP when they see that the Democrats are nothing but failures. The more we Republicans fight this recovery, the bettor off we will be in the next election. Americans need to toughen up anyway – hopefully a good, long recession will kill off alot of the poor who are dragging us down!

I guess that the GOP just isn’t ready to give up their divisive partisanship yet. At least Obama tried to reach out. Now that the gloves are off, he can steamroller them like he should have in the first place. Republicans have screwed themselves again. Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory… LOL

Good. Now Obama can appoint a qualified Dem instead of some useless Republican hack. This bipartisan nonsense is over-rated. The GOP clearly has no interest in it, so let’s stop playing nice and let them enjoy their time in Siberia while the rest of us get busy fixing their messes.

BOStinks – thats’ some mighty crazy revisionist history there. Saying that affordable housing legislation caused the current economic meltdown is like saying gravity is what caused the Titanic to sink – it was definitely a factor, but guys who steered the ship into the iceberg need to accept most of the blame.
And, in this case, the guys who steered the ship into the iceberg are the Republicans. Remember it was the GOP who created the deregulatory enviornment that allowed credit-default swaps to become so prevalent and toxic – especially with the Republican-authored and led repeal of the Glass-Steagal act.
But don’t let reality and facts get in the way of your insane rightwing partisanship, it’s kind of funny watching you rant and rave about liberals like it was still 2001 and the GOP hadn’t screwed things up so completely.
LOL

Great! Sen. Gregg. You did the right thing! Now, do the right thing for our Republic and convince your fellow Republican Senators Snow, Collins and Specter to do the right thing and vote against the Socialist so-called stimulus bill.

THere are times when the only moral thing to do is quit a job. I have been in that position twice in laboratory work. I worked in two separate companies that wanted me to falsify results. I refused, quit and reported them along with supporting evidence.
This happened during the Clinton years. Nothing came of my documented reports of fraud on federally funded work. I did have some trouble getting a job but did so. Rather than change totally corrupt organizations from the inside, at times it is better to quit and salvage self-respect. It is also incumbent on the person to report illegal or unethical or immoral behavior. I did so and paid a steep price. It was worth it as I can look at myself when I shave each day. It was worth the price paid. It cost me well over a hundred thousand in lost income. I also lost some so-called friends. I am better off without them. My conscience is clear.Some organizations can’t be reformed from the inside.