Apparently Judd Gregg is going back to the Senate and will not join Barack Obama's cabinet. The early reports indicate that taking the Census away from Commerce made it a no-go for Gregg.
That makes sense. If the Commerce Department doesn't administer the Census, what is the purpose of even having a Commerce Department? Thinking back, about the only Commerce Secretary I can even remember is Malcolm Baldridge, whose primary claims to fame were (a) being the brother of etiquette maven Letitia Baldridge and (b) dying in a rodeo accident.* His name is now on the Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award, which is slightly more prestigious than the Dave McClain Big Ten Coach of the Year Award.
Kudos to Judd Gregg for understanding that being a Commerce Secretary for Obama would make him a rodeo clown.
* Rodeo Etiquette would be a great name for a band, I think.
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