Richardson to withdraw as Commerce Secretary

[Tucker]

Richardson had to go by any means necessary. When obama tries to ban CCW laws, which he will, it wouldn't look good if a member of his cabinet had a CCW.

[Zeus]

Richardson had to go by any means necessary. When obama tries to ban CCW laws, which he will, it wouldn't look good if a member of his cabinet had a CCW.

This also gives him the opportunity to perhaps add US senator to his pedigree. Already got a slot as Cabinet post taken care of on his resume. No Law degree so a Judical post is out.

[Wretched Excess]

they are not just throwing richardson under the bus, they are backing up, and running over him again.  I smell rahm emmanuel,
leaker extraordinaire.

Team pressed Richardson, got nothing

Barack Obama’s transition team pressed Bill Richardson about a federal probe into “pay-to-play” allegations against his office – the same investigation Richardson cited Sunday in withdrawing his name as commerce secretary.

But a Democratic source said Obama’s questioners came away empty handed. “Those guys were pressed for information and they gave nothing,” the source said.

Now some Democrats are questioning Obama’s vetting process —- and asking whether Obama’s team went far enough in pushing the New Mexico governor for information in face of the federal grand jury probe that has been public since August.

It's the first high-profile stumble for an Obama transition that generally has run smoothly so far—and it deprives Obama of the highest-ranking Hispanic member of his Cabinet, already prompting cries from Latino groups for a prominent replacement.

Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama learned Friday that Richardson planned to withdraw. He also defended the vetting process, saying, "The totality of our cabinet picks, it’s impressive, and I think our vetters have done a good job."

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[Wretched Excess]

This also gives him the opportunity to perhaps add US senator to his pedigree. Already got a slot as Cabinet post taken care of on his resume. No Law degree so a Judical post is out.

bingaman was just reelected in 2006, and udall was just elected in 2008.  they're both dems, so I don't see richardson as likely to challenge either of them.  and besides, if a resume was going to get him nominated for president, it would have already happened;  he already looks great on paper.  his problem is that he is as dull as ditch water.

[Chris_]

Hmmmmm, remember all that trash talk back in the fall about a lack of vetting for the RNC?  Hmmmm, DNC pot meet DNC kettle.   

[Wretched Excess]

Hmmmmm, remember all that trash talk back in the fall about a lack of vetting for the RNC?  Hmmmm, DNC pot meet DNC kettle.   

and they have the audacity to compare sarah palin, who is the sitting governor of alaska, to caroline kennedy, who is a baby sitter.

[Peter3_1]

But Carolyn's a QUALIFIED , a highly qualified babysitter, isn't she?

[Eupher]

But Carolyn's a QUALIFIED , a highly qualified babysitter, isn't she?

I'll bet she even has a license.

But more importantly, she's just about the only Kennedy left who isn't a drunkard, drug addict, creep, criminal, or dead.

Gotta keep them Kennedy's coming!

[Wretched Excess]

But Carolyn's a QUALIFIED , a highly qualified babysitter, isn't she?

you know, ummmm, that, ummm, you know that qualifications are, you know, ummm, probably quite beside the, ummm, point, because, you know, her last name name is, you know, like, ummm, kennedy.  you know?

[Peter3_1]

indeed

[NHSparky]

I'll bet she even has a license.

But more importantly, she's just about the only Kennedy left who isn't a drunkard, drug addict, creep, criminal, or dead.

Gotta keep them Kennedy's coming!

Better take drug addict off.  She did her fair share back in the day.

[Eupher]

Better take drug addict off.  She did her fair share back in the day.

Noted.