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Did you hear about how Barack Obama might appoint a Republican senator to Commerce Secretary? Such brilliance and political genius! It has never occurred to another human on the planet, ever, that some political advantage might be gained by eliminating an opposition-party Senate seat from a state controlled by a sympathetic governor.
Judd Gregg is a Republican from New Hampshire, and the governor is a Democrat, so Obama will cleverly get his sought-after 60-seat filibuster-proof majority after Gregg is lured into the TRAP of Commerce, which is a shit job anyway. Then Democrats will never have any problems ever again, as long as Joe Lieberman keeps voting with them, which he won’t, because he is contrarian.
Or maybe Governor Lynch will appoint a Republican, to make everybody mad, and to foil Obama. You know what? Just read this thing by our boyfriend Nate Silver, which will explain why people need to stop wetting themselves with delight over Obama’s BRILLIANT SCHEME.
N.H. Senator Confirms He’s in the Mix for Commerce Chief [New York Times]
SKS needs to hatch another “L” for the word brilliant…otherwise, I’m on-board for this dastardly, Rahm-influenced scheme.
*rubs hands together and cackles*
Is this just another post on Judd Gregg’s ruthless path to power? New Hampshire’s already given us two presidents—Pierce and Bartlett. Let some other state have a chance for once.
Nate is so sexy. He thinks.
I know of a certain someone who’s just dying to parachute in.
Lynch should appoint Alan Keyes to this post. He’d take the job, too.
Will Conservapedia have to change its name to Obamapedia for giving him this magic rainbow idea? I think their plan involved death, but Hopey improved it before using, of course. That’s how he got around the copyright.
…what the hell does the “Commerce Secretary” do anyways? Geez, that sound like Sarah Palin! Speaking of which a volcano is about to go supernova in Alaska
and(hopefully) put her out of her misery!
TIP:
RE: PUMA response to Barack’s signing Ledbetter Law
The Confluence finally responded and guess what!? It’s not good enough because he didn’t also sign some other law they wanted. Except the other law they wanted is not ready to be signed because it hasn’t even been voted on yet. Damn the Patriarchy!
http://www.yeahokthen.com/
This will just kill Clinton’s Commerce Secretary Ron Brown.
Double consonants trifecta! Judd Gregg is BFF with MITTENS!
http://www.huliq.com/39920/senator-judd-gregg-endorses-governor-mitt-romney
The Commerce Department is a fucking valuable thing.
They are converting Republicans to Islam, one by one. This was a fucking great move by Barry.
The Cold Sea: I think he’s already proved it mathematcally.
Did you say Joe Lieberman was a Canadian? No wonder he got elected as an independent in a state full of Democrats.
Larry McAwful: Almost gave us Greg Stillson, too — way too close for comfort!
Welcome aboard, Senator Scapegoat.
“…some political advantage might be gained by eliminating an opposition-party Senate seat from a state controlled by a sympathetic governor.”
Yeah but you are still stuck with a republican in a cabinet post…so, there’s that. I don’t know. How much damage can he do as Commerce Secretary?
Larry McAwful: A hundred years ago, people were saying the same thing about Virginia.
I don’t think just because some failed actor from the Breakfast Club gets a haircut means he gets to control the monies.
Man, Judd’s picture up there just screams Closeted Homo Republican…
See, all republicans just want to be considered cool. They march like the North Korean army, but as soon as Barr invites them to his slumber party, they’re all updating their facebook status:
“Judd Gregg is now in a relationship with Barrack Obama.”
Expect mandatory JESUS CHRIST IS LORD signage on all interstate carriers, for starters.
Judd Gregg is a very moderate Repub. He is unlikely to be re-elected, because the Democratic candidate will do a better job of being a Democrat than he will, that the remaining tatters of the wingnut Repub base will not vote for him because he’s all about celebrating Muslin holy days with feasts of gay aborted babies.
So this is probably the best move Gregg could make.
Would New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat, consider replacing Mr. Gregg in the Senate with a Republican? That is the question being asked among Republicans in New Hampshire.
Well, he could just lie to them. The Republicans would have to respect that, at least.
IceCreamEmpress: And the Democrat he could be beaten by is Congressman Paul Hodes, so Lynch could just cut to chase and appoint NH’s first Jewish senator. Then NH would have two rookies in the senate. Whee.
Pore Judd!
masterdebater: How much damage? Not much, unless he fucks up weights and standards or some crazy thing. Or lets the Census count more than just white folks in 2010.
Meanwhile, Nate is stone right: this magickal “60″ is so much bullshit, because it only takes one D to wander off the reservation (I’m thinking Douche McLieberman) and there ya go, but then Susan Collins will ride into the rescue, and so will the other moderate Repubs (there’s as many as three) and problem solved. Besides, I *want* the repugs to have the filibuster, so that they look like ding-dongs when they filibuster reasonable ideas, like Supreme Court justices who don’t take their orders directly from jeebus, or from Nino.
If he married Ashley Judd his name would be Judd Judd. Plus he would get to have sexytime with Ashley Judd.
What self-respecting Republican wears a TEAL tie? Seriously. He must be a Democrat already.
Judd has no chance in 2010 because here’s what happened to the republican base:
1.- the die-hard yankee libertarians have either died, moved to Maine for lower property taxes, or pledged themselves to Ron Paul
2. all the wealthy ditto heads in Nashua and Rye Beach just got their pink slips and will soon be moving to Florida to live in their parents’ basements.
By 2010, NH will be populated entirely by independent hippies who like to smoke pot, ski, and vote straight democratic tickets until the Green party gets it’s shit together…
Good luck in your new position senator, we all hate you.
Giant Robot: Haha. Basements in Florida?
bitchincamaro: Shit, you’re right. Toolsheds?
Lynch should import a republican african american into New Hampshire and appoint him instead to make everyone think there are black people and republicans in NH. Just to fuck with everyone’s heads.
As a New Hampshirite, I can say for sure that I have never seen a black person, ever. Except on the flashing picture screen.
Can anyone say “Check Mate”? Hopey is playin these masterbatorium marathon buttpluggers like a game of Wii!
I think it is great that the Obama administration is using Conservapedia for strategy.
And you don’t have to worry about Lieberman. Just throw a provision into the stimulus plan that allows Joe to eat ham and masturbate in front of Osama bin Laden when he is captured, and he will toe the line. That’s what McCain promised him to keep him in line.
Capitol Hillbilly: if he married Judge Reinhold he would be Judd Reinhold … plus the “Butt Sex”.
HighTechRedneck: When I was handing out socialist lit at a Palin rally in New Hampshire, there was one African American guy in line who got real pissy with me. He was from Mass., though. They all were.
I know he can get the job, but can he do the job!