It's refreshing to see a politician withdraw from a presidential nomination -- not because of a tax scandal or because he's being indicted or because he hired undocumented domestic "help" (otherwise known as servants) -- but because he's standing by his convictions.
Today, New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg withdrew his name from consideration as Commerce Secretary because he couldn't go along with President Obama's bloated stimulus package or his plans to take over the Census Bureau. Keep in mind that the 2010 Census will dictate representation in Congress, state lgislatures and judicial districts for the next 10 years. It also will be used to determine allocation of federal funds (in other words, our tax dollars). While some members of Congress have gotten behind a bill to make the Census Bureau an independent agency, Obama is trying to make it so the Census director answers directly to the White House. This could politicize what should be an objective counting of the people.
This took a lot of courage on Gregg's part. His Senate term ends in two years, and he's not expected to retain his seat because New Hampshire is becoming more liberal.
If you'd like to thank him for sticking by his beliefs, you can do it through his Senate website at http://gregg.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
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