Reid pushed Gregg nomination

President Obama's bipartisanship is really swell, isn't it? I think it's great that he's going to appoint members of the Green Party to his administration, don't you?

Wait, he isn't. Under the DLC/GOP oligopoly, reaching across party lines means shutting out the Greens. It also means that even though Republicans don't appoint Democrats, Democrats have to appoint Republicans.

With Obama nominating the bitterly conservative Sen. Judd Gregg, a New Hampshire Republican, as the next Commerce Secretary, folks are scratching their heads. Wasn't reappointing Robert Gates enough to pacify the Republicans?

Of course not, because nothing ever is. So what's the point in trying?

Judd Gregg's nomination proves the DLC still looms fart-like in the Democratic Party. Who encouraged the selection of Gregg? Good ol' Harry Reid.

That's right. The ineffective Senate Majority Leader and DLCer was the first person to propose Gregg to Obama.

I bet this proposal was made in a "stern letter" too, right, Harry?

If Reid expected the Democrats to gain a 60th Senate seat once Gregg vacated his seat, he has to be the most naive politician in America. Although New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch is a Democrat, he (like Reid) is an avid DLCer who always seems more than eager to appease Republicans just for its own sake.

True to form, Lynch has already agreed to appoint a Republican to Gregg's old seat.

The net result? The Republicans - despite being resoundingly rejected by the voters - stay in charge of important government positions.

If I was a new senator from my state, I'd likely be one who votes against confirming Judd Gregg as Commerce Secretary.

(Source: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/2/3/9132/72686/218/692369)