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Title: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: guido911 on February 12, 2009, 03:58:04 PM
He cannot accept Obama's position on stimulus and the census issue:

http://drudgereport.com/flashgg.htm

Man this is fun to watch.
Title: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: Conan71 on February 12, 2009, 04:02:25 PM
What do you think?  Domestic help issue?  Pop tart on the side? Playing hide the salami with pages?
Title: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: guido911 on February 12, 2009, 04:07:35 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

What do you think?  Domestic help issue?  Pop tart on the side? Playing hide the salami with pages?




He certainly just hid the salami in Obama. [:P]

Just another embarassing development brought to you by the man with NO executive experience.
Title: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: Townsend on February 12, 2009, 05:12:33 PM
I think you're seeing things that aren't there to make yourself feel better.
Title: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: cannon_fodder on February 12, 2009, 05:13:26 PM
Since this thread is destined to go downhill anyway...

I heard the guy got in trouble for showing a lady his stimulus package on the street.  [;)]
Title: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: we vs us on February 12, 2009, 06:06:46 PM
Wow, that's kind of a dick move.  Gregg signed up for the gig after Obama put out his stimulus plans.  Now suddenly they're unpalatable?  Something doesn't square here.
Title: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: USRufnex on February 12, 2009, 06:12:09 PM
quote:
Originally posted by guido911

quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

What do you think?  Domestic help issue?  Pop tart on the side? Playing hide the salami with pages?




He certainly just hid the salami in Obama. [:P]

Just another embarassing development brought to you by the man with NO executive experience.

 I see you have become a replacement for Friendly Bear on this forum... congrats, partisan wingnut...
Title: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: guido911 on February 12, 2009, 06:31:29 PM
quote:
Originally posted by we vs us

Wow, that's kind of a dick move.  Gregg signed up for the gig after Obama put out his stimulus plans.  Now suddenly they're unpalatable?  Something doesn't square here.



My first thought was that Gregg had a set up in place all along. After loosening my tin foil hat, my conclusion is that the census issue drove his decision. But yes, it was still a dick move.
Title: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: YoungTulsan on February 12, 2009, 07:47:40 PM
Do you all realize Obama nominated Gregg because he is a Republican Senator who would likely be replaced by a Democrat if he took the post?  It would have broken 60 in the Senate for the Dems.  This is huge news.
Title: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: sgrizzle on February 12, 2009, 07:51:47 PM
Some Obama nominees actually took office right? I'm losing track.
Title: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: waterboy on February 12, 2009, 07:58:18 PM
quote:
Originally posted by YoungTulsan

Do you all realize Obama nominated Gregg because he is a Republican Senator who would likely be replaced by a Democrat if he took the post?  It would have broken 60 in the Senate for the Dems.  This is huge news.



Not really. There was an agreement made that a republican would be chosen to replace him.

I think Gregg honestly made a mistake in sizing up the dynamics of his party and how this would limit his future. The republicans look either deceptive or foolish but one thing is for sure. They are still trying to figure out who they are. Word is they don't even think there is a fiscal crisis and that this whole thing will work itself out by fall in spite of the stimulus package.

Clever little fellows have figured out how to take credit for a possible rebound they have attempted to thwart, yet effectively dilute credit for their failure to thwart the crisis they spent 8 years administering. Gotta' love em.[:D]
Title: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: HazMatCFO on February 13, 2009, 09:23:28 PM
Gregg is a dumbass. What the hell was he thinking in the first place?

This was a ploy by President Emmanuel, err Obama to secure the Senate and thank goodness someone with sense knocked a little into Senator Gregg's brain.
Title: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: waterboy on February 14, 2009, 09:51:44 AM
quote:
Originally posted by HazMatCFO

Gregg is a dumbass. What the hell was he thinking in the first place?

This was a ploy by President Emmanuel, err Obama to secure the Senate and thank goodness someone with sense knocked a little into Senator Gregg's brain.



It would have had no effect on the Senate balance. Read or watch his remarks. They had no reference to a change in balance because a republican was to replace him. Sometimes a cigar, is just a cigar.
Title: Re: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: guido911 on March 10, 2009, 04:33:57 PM
And down goes another Obama appointee, Charles Freeman at Intelligence:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0309/Freemans_out.html?showall

:D

This really is hillarious
Title: Re: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: Breadburner on March 10, 2009, 04:41:51 PM
Quote from: HazMatCFO on February 13, 2009, 09:23:28 PM
Gregg is a dumbass. What the hell was he thinking in the first place?

This was a ploy by President Emmanuel, err Obama to secure the Senate and thank goodness someone with sense knocked a little into Senator Gregg's brain.

I thought Pelosi was prez.....
Title: Re: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: guido911 on March 12, 2009, 11:03:42 AM
Quote from: Breadburner on March 10, 2009, 04:41:51 PM
I thought Pelosi was prez.....

You'd think so given her belief that the DoD is her private airline.

Anyway, here's another Obama pick in trouble, apparently bribery related.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0309/FBI_raids_office_of_DC_CTO_Obama_appointee.html?showall

You simply cannot make this stuff up. Bwahahahaha :D

Updated:  To be fair and accurate, Obama's appointee was not the target of the raid.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090312/pl_nm/us_obama_kundra_raid

Title: Re: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: Townsend on March 12, 2009, 01:45:16 PM
Quote from: guido911 on March 12, 2009, 11:03:42 AM

Anyway, here's another Obama pick in trouble, apparently bribery related.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0309/FBI_raids_office_of_DC_CTO_Obama_appointee.html?showall


Updated:  To be fair and accurate, Obama's appointee was not the target of the raid.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090312/pl_nm/us_obama_kundra_raid



The gentlemen who were busted were from a previous administration.

Title: Re: Gregg Withdraws as Nominee for Commerce
Post by: Cats Cats Cats on March 12, 2009, 01:49:53 PM
The issues on some of the appointees are manufactured politically.  As in, everybody is looking for one thing to hang anybody else on to try to discredit everybody.  Some are obvious wrongdoing.. Others like the fact somebody donated all the money from a speaking engagement to a charity and didn't claim it as income.. I can see that happening.