Obama lacks confidence in his Secretary of Commerce-designate

By: Dan Spencer (Diary)  |  February 5th at 12:13 PM  | 

President Obama reveals that his sly attempt to appear bipartisan by nominating Republican Senator Judd Gregg to be Commerce Secretary is nothing more than pure partisan politics. In an effort to mollify ruffled feathers of “black and Hispanic leaders” about Gregg’s commitment to funding the 2010 census, Obama has already decided to clip the wings of his Secretary of Commerce-designate: The director of the Census | Read More »

Richardson withdraws as Obama’s Commerce Secretary designate

By: Dan Spencer (Diary)  |  January 5th at 04:10 AM  | 

NBC News reports Obama’s Commerce Secretary designate, Governor Bill Richardson has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state: Obama said Sunday he accepted Richardson’s decision to withdraw with ‘deep regret.’ “Governor Richardson is an outstanding public servant and would have brought to the job of Commerce Secretary and our economic team great | Read More »