Obama's nomination woes continue

[Kuciwalker]

qft is still qft, and always shall be.

qft

[Kuciwalker]

nope, it definitely lower-cased that

[MrFun]

Because he and a few others whinged like little girls when it was happening to Bush.

And now some Obama supporters are doing the same thing when Drake and others bring up shortcomings about Obama.

What comes around goes around - people on both sides can accuse the other side of being guilty of some kind of same behavior that people on their own side have engaged in.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Qft

(Worst of both worlds!!)

[SpencerH]

It seems a little naive to nominate someone before you determine that they dont agree with anything you want to do. Aside from the embarrassment, the whole situation is kinda "meh" except for the pathetic attempts by the whitehouse staff to spin the situation.

[Jon Miller]

He nominated, the other guy changed his mind, not Obama.

JM

[Arrian]

It all depends on who you believe, I guess. Gregg apparently has taken the blame, saying that it was he who changed his mind... other (unnamed) sources claim he was essentially forced out.

I don't really care.

-Arrian

[Imran Siddiqui]

Regardless, Spencer's point is that Gregg isn't exactly on board with Obama's spending ideas. The stimulus made Gregg realize this just isn't going to work.

[The Mad Monk]

But seriously. Does anyone think that letting EITHER political party manage the census, which will basically dictate which states get more Congressional seats and will influence Congressional districts, is a good idea? Does anyone other than Barack Obama and Rahm Emanuel think that letting this process be managed by an ultra-partisan from either party (in this case, Rahm Emanuel) manage the census is a good idea?

Come on. I wouldn't want Karl Rove doing it, either.

Forget it dude. They're killing all the legitimate issues here by burying them under tons of crap posts.

[Nikolai]

Obama better improve his achievements, how else is he going to manage to make world peace, unite the world under his banner and show himself as the Anti-Christ as the right wing promised?

[Naked Gents Rut]

On a Thursday? How're your grades looking?

It's my last semester. Grades don't matter any more.

BTW, mission accomplished.

[Arrian]

Regardless, Spencer's point is that Gregg isn't exactly on board with Obama's spending ideas. The stimulus made Gregg realize this just isn't going to work.

Possible. But just as possible is that it was the census issue.

-Arrian

[Ramo]

I don't think that it's the census or stimulus. The census has always been primarily WH engineered, and the stimulus is broadly similar to what Obama proposed before he announced Gregg (only more Republican - aid to states was significantly reduced, and the AMT fix was attached to the bill). Rather, he realized that he'd have far more power as a swing vote for cloture than holding the most irrelevant Cabinet post. Look at how Collins, Nelson, Snowe, Specter, and Lieberman engineered the Senate bill.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Rather, he realized that he'd have far more power as a swing vote for cloture than holding the most irrelevant Cabinet post. Look at how Collins, Nelson, Snowe, Specter, and Lieberman engineered the Senate bill.

Good point.

[MrFun]

On a Thursday? How're your grades looking?

BTW, mission accomplished.

How was she?