Roll Call is reporting
Obama Looking at Gregg for Commerce Secretary
By Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff
January 29, 2009, 5:51 p.m.
The Obama administration has been floating the idea of naming Republican Sen. Judd Gregg (N.H.) to be Commerce Secretary, several Senate sources said Thursday.
What the ?!
Well, if true, then NH Gov John Lynch will appoint a democrat to the senate and we will have a 60 seat majority.
But what the fuck will Lotto Gregg do with the commerce department?
Here are the agencies under the Commerce department
* Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
* Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA)
o Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
o Bureau of the Census
* Economic Development Administration (EDA)
* International Trade Administration (ITA)
* Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
* National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
o National Weather Service (NWS)
o Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)
o National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps (NOAA Corps)
* National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
* Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
* National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
* National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
Sorry this is short, but that's all I have
UPDATE: Huff Post also has it, but no new information
UPDATE 2: From the comments:
Politico’s David Rogers asks New Hampshire Republican Sen. Judd Gregg whether he’s ever been offered a job as Barack Obama’s Commerce secretary. Gregg’s answer: "I am not at liberty to discuss that."