Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire abruptly withdrew Thursday as the nominee for commerce secretary, saying he had “irresolvable conflicts” with President Obama over his economic stimulus plan and a concern over what many fellow Republicans believe is the politicization of the 2010 census.Actually, this kind of makes me mad. I admired Senator Gregg; he seemed like a pretty smart guy. However, changing one's mind about a job that you have already committed to seems untenable, especially in this important moment in our country's history. This nomination should have been the least of President Obama's worries, especially after the Republican opposition to the stimulus bill and the fallout after Tom Daschle's departure from his nomination. Bowing out for personal reasons then, seems like a move designed with heavy partisan influence to stymie efforts of the new administration to get to work at 100%.
The Republicans are playing Washington politics at its worst right now, and the democrats once again seem oblivious. What a shame. I hope that Obama will be able to communicate the state of urgency that the country faces. Hopefully we will be able to move forward together.
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