February 12, 2009

Gregg Withdraws as Commerce Secretary Nominee - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

Gregg Withdraws as Commerce Secretary Nominee

It seems we have significant turmoil at work in the Obama administration. The myriad false starts in cabinet appointments signal that amateurs are involved in the personnel selection and vetting process. Where are the grownups? Is this 'change we can believe in?'

None of this mess can be blamed on W. Obama owns it.

Perhaps the REAL issue that caused Gregg to withdraw is Obama's proposal to run the 2010 Census from the White House rather than the Commerce Department. This analysis from the Wall Street Journal sheds some light on what appears to be an unprecendented power garb. It is well known that politicians of all stripes have attempted to manipulate census data for their own electoral advantage.

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