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While we haven’t yet turned on CNN to hear the Best Political Team On Earth tell us what we think about the politics of what we think about Sen. Judd Gregg’s decision to withdrawn his Commerce Secretary nomination, we think he’s coming off like an idiot. Other people who think Judd Gregg is coming off like an idiot include Robert Gibbs, and Judd Gregg.
Gregg is apologizing profusely, because, again, he wanted to fill a cabinet position for the president who was in need of SOMEONE, and then the president offered him the job, he accepted it, and now he is *pulling out at the last minute* after realizing that he doesn’t agree with the president on, uh, economics.
Judd Gregg tells Politico’s David Rogers: “I couldn’t be Judd Gregg and serve in the Cabinet. I should have faced up to the reality of that earlier.”
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“The fault lies with me,” Gregg said, refusing to discuss any conversations he has had with Obama himself. Asked if he felt the decision would be an embarrassment for the president, Gregg said, “I may have embarrassed myself but hopefully not him.”
The White House — always in danger of being called push-overs or losers for anything they do — is furious. Hell is wrong with this guy, right? Here’s press secretary Robert Gibbs’ pissy little official statement:
Senator Gregg reached out to the President and offered his name for Secretary of Commerce. He was very clear throughout the interviewing process that despite past disagreements about policies, he would support, embrace, and move forward with the President’s agenda. Once it became clear after his nomination that Senator Gregg was not going to be supporting some of President Obama’s key economic priorities, it became necessary for Senator Gregg and the Obama administration to part ways. We regret that he has had a change of heart.
Robert Gibbs is so mean to everyone.
Within minutes of Gibbs’ statement, this loser Gregg announced that he probably wouldn’t seek reelection.
As for Obama, now he needs to find yet another fat Mexican tax-cheating Republican lacking self-awareness to run the damn commerce department.
Jonah Goldberg?
Gregg Speaks [Politico 44]
Judd Gregg must be true to Judd Gregg, no matter the cost, tra-la!
The next nominee for the Commerce Department should be Caroline Kennedy!!!!!
THAT would get some attention!
Alex Rodriquez for Commerce Secretary!
Phil Gramm FTW.
I keep reading his name as “Judge Dredd”.
LEAVE JUDD GREGG ALONE! HE’S A HUMAN!
Gregg’s a dick. He could have waited 24 hours & let this stew over the weekend & by Monday, meh. But instead he chose to announce right before Barry spoke to the unemployed(?) Caterpillar people in IL. And then hold a press conference. Now he’ll probably vote against the stimulus, which I assume Barry wants to pass–no more Mr. Nice Guy, Barry.
And he wasn’t able to vote against the Rich Peoples’ Bailout Bill!
Sucker!
MAXINE MUTHA FUCKIN’ WATERS!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!11
Lee Iococca was born in 1924. If he’s not busy, why not for Commerce?
May be Bill Gates is available, too.
So how’s that team of rivals working out for ya? Heavens, after this, Barry might consider appointing someone to Commerce who shares his values/ideas. Nah, that’s just crazy talk.
Don’t throw ham into a shit sandwich.
I used to date a girl like Judd….fishnets, thong, glossy lipstick. Then she’d get all offended when the KY fell out of my pocket. Why’d she dress like a Christmas present if she didn’t want to be unwrapped? But more seriously, Judd realized he was walking into the wilderness. If Obama gets traction on the economy, then ol’ Judd will be blamed for helping the Democrats right the ship and that means being banished to GOP limboland. His only future is staying put and trying to monkey wrench the New Guy. That will keep the base happy and Judd in office a few more years.
JONAH! JONAH JONAH!
Manny Ramirez needs a job, but you have to pay up!
Say what you will about Juggs, but that tie really does bring out his amazing baby blues.
Assuming that commerce actually does something (??) this is probably the best thing that could have happened: Obama is super-bi-partisan and republicans are uncompromising, and now he can appoint someone who actually agrees with him.
I was really hoping Jonah Goldberg would be selected as the US ambassador to deep-ocean thermal vents. I think he could do a lot of good there.
My name is…..Judd.
This Commerce position is akin to the Defense Against the Dark Arts position!
Within minutes of Gibbs’ statement, this loser Gregg announced that he probably wouldn’t seek reelection.
Gibbs probably threatened to kill his dog.
nmmagayar: Ugh, Maxine Waters. I still can’t get her shrill voice out of my head from the hearing yesterday: “How many of you mutha fuckin CEOs raised rates on yo credit cards? I just have one question: How dare you!”
Just remember, Gregg will have to hire someone to watch his sad droopy ass for the rest of his sad droopy life.
Because if he ever lets up, Rahm Emanuel, or someone acting at his behest, will ram a broomstick so far up that sad droopy ass that for the rest of his sad droopy life Gregg will be brushing his teeth with a rake to get the splinters out of his (sad droopy) mouth.
Don’t get mad, get broomsticks … I always say. Also.
Actuarly, I’m pretty bored right now, with not having a real job, and I know a lot about commercing and stimulation. With the backing of the Wonketeers, I would consider the job, but I don’t want to be called a “secretary”. I like Hopey, paid all my taxes, hardly ever do drugs more than once or twice a day, and am too poor to hire an illegal alien as a housekeeper. First thing, Wonkette gets $100 million for beer.
Even if Judd is an idiotic sack, all this does is reflect badly on Hopey’s ability to assemble a FUCKING cabinet. I mean, fail on that. I didn’t want to admit it, but this one got to me. Maybe it’s because some whiny wingnut in Bumblefuck Real America, USA brought it up at that stimulus rally Barry had earlier this week. She basically said that she can’t trust Hopey because Tom Daschle can’t pay his taxes. While it’s dumb, it is kinda true. How hard is it to find competent intelligent people in Washington that aren’t covered in slime? OH fucking hell, don’t answer that.
Just as well. Sooner or later some “journalist” might have noticed Gregg’s conspicuously crossed fingers during a major policy roll-out.
But what of our genius President’s master plan to dominate the Senate? Do our hopes once again rest on Minnesota? More importantly, can a groundhog predict how many more weeks of recount we have? That’s be useful.
OK enough is enough. I wanna see these assholes slitting their own bellies in penance, after the apologies, to show they’re sincere. And THEN the oral sex.
He’s a total DICK and how appropriate that he PULLED OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE.
Howard Zinn. If the bastards don’t want to play ball, let’s just go full commie on ‘em and get it over with.
We need a fat mexican secretary in that here Commerce Department
Who knew ?
Sununu !!!
I revert to my previous position that the cabinet needs to reflect America, and it will not be complete without the addition of a really hawt tranny.
New Hampshire is a lot like Vermont except it’s always cloudy, there’s trash everywhere, the cocaine doesn’t get you high and the they are proud of being selected for the country’s newest federal prison. And Nackey Loeb.
Joshua Norton: WIN
Red Zeppelin: Unfortunately, Sarah Palin is a Republitard and I don’t think Barry wants to go to that well anymore.
Joshua Norton: So you’re saying the most competent person for it is a) already engaged somewhere else in the Cabinet and b) a reformed Nazi, I mean Death Eater?
*looks with suspicion towards Gates*
SayItWithWookies: or, to really fuck with their heads, just have Namoi Klein set up a private sector consulting firm that deals in ‘domestic commerce solutions’ or some shit– like a Blackwater for socioeconomic policy called Allende, Morales and Marcos or something– and then privatize the cabinet position with a no-bid contract thereto!
Thanks to Wonkette, whenever I think of fat mexicans, I always think of Jonah Goldberg first.
Godot: You too?
Aquannissiwamissoo: Oh now stop that.
snowblind: ummmmmmm…… they use my munniez to buy hookers and then raise my rate to pay for more hookers, wtf is wrong with you?
this shit is getting old! fuck this bipartisan crap, they lost we won now lets get on with it! can’t understand why we would need or want their permission to do anything. let them whiney pricks go play with themselves and little boys we have work to do!!! damm this pisses me off!!!!also.
goodluck/badluck: Naomi Klein would do that for us?
Aquannissiwamissoo: And we have a popular barely Democratic governor, instead of a popular barely Republican governor.
And our shoreline is on the right side.
And we have Stonyfield Yogurt instead of Ben & Jerry’s.
And we screw homeowners with property taxes, instead of rich people with income taxes. So I’ll give you that one.
But we did give Mitt Romney a very special boot in the magic underpants last year. And we do have the only majority-female legislative body in the country, possibly in the world.
swinger1121: I wish.
The first rational person who floats the Mittster’s name should be treated forced to run their fingers through what passes for Romney’s hair. Like spun glass, that stuff.
I nominate Harold Stassen for Commerce Secretary.
Richardson, gone. Gregg, out. How about for the third try, we stay away from cuddly Mexican governors with shady business ties and weasely Republicans with Judas tendencies? Just a thought.
http://democralypsenow.blogspot.com/2009/02/with-all-usual-class-and-dignity_12.html
What’s Katherine Harris up to?
wickedlittledoll: yeah …. like the democraps have their crap together…
These demotards need to start to pay taxes ….
There are only 3 repubics that want to stay behind Barry …
Es wird heut’ Reichs Tag!
(Seriously, Reich for Comm Sec?)
He looks like someone has repeatedly hit his face with a fish.
See, Judge Dredd would say, haha, and this is the funny part,
I AM THE LAW
Maybe Henry Clay is available. He’d know how to handle all the upcoming “internal improvements”.
Had he been given his own copy of the Team Obama playbook, and did he turn it in or steal it?
Time for us Michiganders to dust off the Jennifer Granholm bandwagon…again.
Red Zeppelin: it will not be complete without the addition of a really hawt tranny.
No time for it, Ann Coulter’s got more books to write.
Oh, wait — you said ‘hawt’…
The inside scoop on the next next next commerce secretary. We’ve also got out eyes on Lieberman. I mean, why the fuck not, at this point?
http://tinyurl.com/abrkua
My daughter has a degree in economics and is damn clever and political. She’s worried about her hours at work, so how about she serve as Commerce Sec? She’s a liberal and hell of a lot more decisive than this lame clown.
How about it, America? She’s cute, too. Forty two, and cute with blonde hair and freckles. What more does America want?