This Weekend’s Obamicon

Flip Flopper would have been more accurate — especially with Judd having been the one to ask for the commerce position in the first place.

Thank goodness Sen. Gregg got out.
It was probably the last straw watching Obama try and take control of the census in the White House. That would be tantamount to Karl Rove running the census – the libs would have rightfully gone nuts.
Some attorneys think it’s an illegal move; it will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Kathy: “Judd was proactive and asked the Obama administration for the commerce position. Fact. In 1999, Judd voted against emergency funding for the census, which is crucial in planning for infrastructure projects like road and school school construction. Facts. Judd was at one time advocating for the commerce department to be eliminated. Fact. ”
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Aside from how you might know it is a “fact” Gregg approached the Obama administration about the job, let’s imagine that’s true.
Obama doesn’t have to accept everyone that comes calling for a job. With the other stuff in Gregg’s background that you bring up, why did Obama offer him the position? Bad judgment on Obama’s part?

The Judd will probably missed only slightly more than Joe the Plumber.
I could make a list of other post picks that I wished would have followed J.G.’s lead!!

Where is your proof that Gregg asked for the job? That doesn’t even make sense.
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Senator Ray Lahood, the Republican Secretary of Transortation, made the statement that Judd had sought out the position. Also, on the day it was announced that he had resigned, there was a statement from an Obama spokesperson that he had sought out the position. Just because something isn’t on or emphasized with a mainstream media outlet doesn’t mean that it never happened. The country was on a disaster course the past eight years with nary a peep from many a newsperson and pundit.

Another smear and lie by the administration about a person who has the courage to reject Obama’s administration.
It is quite clear Obama was after a 60 member filibuster proof majority by relieving Gregg of his seat in congress. It was reported in many news stories that Gregg was surprised and honored by Obama’s selection of him for Secretary of Commerce. After tangling over the Stimulus Plan with Obama, and seeing how the administration worked without the touted bipartisanship, Gregg refrained from voting for it. The fact that he refrained from voting indicates he was probably pressured to vote one way as a result of being selected to the plum position of Secretary of Commerce. It’s a sign of non-confidence in the administration.

Why would Senator La Hood and the spokesperson lie? If it was a lie, there was no refuting it.
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They would lie to make Judd Gregg look bad, and Obama look better.
How would La Hood know about Obama’s vetting process?
Besides, it is up to Obama to make a choice about hiring. He makes himself look weak if he tries to make the argument that someone forced himself on his administration.
Obama and his spokesmen dropped that line, Gregg pointed no fingers, and it is all over now.
But please don’t think that Obama’s spokespeople are always going to give you the facts. He is a politician, and they work for him.

They would lie to make Judd Gregg look bad, and Obama look better.
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If it’s a lie, then the GOP should jump on it, and the embarrassed Gregg should refute it.

Judd was a means to an end. I say we do away with the republican party all together. It it were up to them there would be no middle class. As for Judd, his only purpose was to plant the seed that Obama was only pretending to reach across the isle to the republicans. Too bad, it didn’t work!!!

Class is accepting a position that you have stated ideological and “irreconcilable differences” with. Was Judd not aware of those differences before he accepted the position? It’s too bad for both parties involved that his position was vetted by the press after he accepted.
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Was Obama unaware of Gregg’s positions when he offered him the position?
Again, I’m not sure what the benefit to Obama is to continue to push the idea that Gregg threw himself on the unwitting administration.

“In many Republican’s minds it is an every man for himself mentality, where profits are king and taking advantage of the poor is good business sense.”
Absolutely wrong. Their mindset is that individuals take care of themselves, that is true. But profits are king and take advantage of the poor? Profits are what drives economy sir. Without profits, there is no business, nor motivation to do so. The core Republican belief is that you take your destiny in your own hands, freedom to succeed, and freedom to fail. The difference with Democrats is they want to take away the failure by leveraging away from those who are successful.
Not everyone in life will succeed. That’s is life folks. My father started a business in the 70′s. He had wild success and dismal failures in the last 30 years. But from his failures he learned valuable lessons that helped him succeed in the future. He changed how he operated the business and how he lived.
In this country, if you want to make your life better, there are more opportunities to do that than anywhere in the world. Immigrants come here and have huge success cause they work hard and understand the great opportunities in this country. It seems to be the native born who hold their hand out to the government.