Thursday, February 12, 2009  Shocker: Judd Gregg Pulls Out Of
Obama Cabinet  President Barack Obama's claim of having the most
bipartisan cabinet in the history of the modern presidency went
up in smoke today as Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) removed his name
from consideration as Secretary of Commerce over irreconcilable
differences with Obama's approach to his stimulus plan and
administering the U.S. Census. Although as Commerce Secretary
Gregg would have been empowered under law to administer the 2010
census, partisan sniping led the Obama White House to announce
that census administrators would report directly to the White
House instead of Gregg, an unprecedented breach of protocol, not
to mention illegality. Accolades from a pro-Obama media aside,
this is the worst start of any presidency in modern day history.
The Drudge Report has Gregg's statement:          Patriot Paul
said...  Gregg voted against the stimulus plan and raised
eyebrows whether he would be a team player in the Obama admin.
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