It is looking like New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg will be nominated as the next Secretary of Commerce. He is a Republican and will likely advise President Obama against protectionism. However, his vote in the Senate will be sorely missed.
You see, for all of the rhetoric, nothing has changed -- it is politics as usual. When Sen. Gregg is nominated and confirmed, the Democratic Governor of NH, John Lynch, will nominate a Democrat to fill the vacant seat.
What does that mean? This will effectively give the Democrats a filibuster proof margin. No filibuster=larger "stimulus"=larger welfare state=larger nanny state=larger deficits=you and I pay up the wazoo in taxes=inflation will skyrocket=BIG PROBLEM. We need debate before legislation gets passed and we need to protect the country from protectionism and anti-globalization sentiment. We are globalized. Face it. You know you love to go to Wal-Mart and buy cheap goods.
Instead of shutting ourselves in, lets work on a way to be the future -- innovation, education, and more. But lets instill confidence in the individual - that we can initiate change and work together. We don't need Big Brother breathing down our necks telling us what to do.
On the other hand, we do need to vote out the lot of 'em and one-by-one is better than nothing.
UPDATE: The WSJ reports: "Sen. Kyl said the balance-of-power issue has 'been thought through,' but he declined to say whether a deal had been struck to ensure that New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch would appoint a Republican to finish out the balance of Gregg's term, which is up next year, if Gregg were to become commerce secretary."
Certainly this was a concern on the Hill but the White House was willing to negotiate. However, I won't back down from my comments above until this is verified.
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