The blood is in the water and the sharks are attacking!
I am referring to the announcement made by Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire saying he was withdrawing his name for Commerce Secretary. This bit of news is, metaphorically, the blood of the Obama administration and the sharks are the punditry and anti-Obaministas.
Every time Obama’s heart beats it is examined in depth by the pundits to detect a murmur. I wish the same pundits and some of the media had been that dogged with Bush the Younger leading up to the Iraq war.
It will be interesting reading someday to know why Gregg REALLY dropped out, but right now I am not all that curious to hear rampant speculation.
I do admit the Census Bureau thing is odd. I don’t know enough about the proposal — which is to share the 2010 Census leadership with White House senior staff as well as the Commerce Secretary. Politically, it could be a political job machine, not to mention a lock on congressional redistricting were the Census Bureau to be put under the White House. I am not much in favor of creating more political jobs, being the good union man that I am. But the White House insists it isn’t taking control of the Census so who are going to believe? Me? Ha! You crack me up.