Gregg Supports Stimulus But Won't Vote On It

[babsbunny]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/04/gregg-supports-stimulus-b_n_163956.html

Senator Judd Gregg, nominated to head the Commerce Department in the Obama White House, delivered a double blow to the prospects of a stimulus bill passing the Senate when he let it be known on Wednesday that he generally supported the measure but would not vote on its passage.

"I have recused myself from voting during the pendency of my nomination," Gregg, a New Hampshire Republican, told CNBC.

Earlier in the program he said he was "not really engaged in the stimulus bill," but that he did believe "we need one."

[rwheeler31]

1. What a wuss.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. maybe obama should explain the concept of bipartisanship and integrity to him

[Marr]

3. I think his nomination should be withdrawn.

The offer contained an implicit trade-off. Republicans would get their guy at the head of the Commerce Department, but they'd lose their ability to filibuster in the Senate. By making that deal to have a Republican replace him, he's kicking this whole "bipartisan" thing in the stomach.