On Feb 13, 2009, at 8:44 AM, Shane Taylor wrote:
> [today's New York Times:]
>
> The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, had
> recommended Mr. Gregg for commerce secretary. The White House
> accepted Mr. Reid’s suggestion, in part, because the president had
> said he wanted his cabinet to be filled with a variety of viewpoints.
>
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/us/politics/13gregg.html>
Also from the same article:
> Mr. Obama, traveling in Illinois, told reporters that he had spoken
> to Mr. Gregg on Wednesday but that he did not know he planned to
> withdraw until Thursday. He said that the senator had had a “change
> of heart” and that he intended to keep his pledge of a bipartisan
> cabinet.
>
> “I am going to keep working at this,” said Mr. Obama....
Guy is hopeless.