By John W. Lillpop
After the so-called economic stimulus bill passed the U.S. Senate earlier this week, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) proudly celebrated the triumph of wasteful pork spending with these provocative words:
"And let me say this to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on those little, tiny - yes - porky amendments: the American people really don't care."
Needless to say, Schumer's opinion is not reflective of how the American people really feel, or how every one of the 178 Republicans in the House and the overwhelming majority of Republicans in the Senate feel.
Take Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) for instance.
When news first broke that Senator Gregg had withdrawn his name from consideration as commerce nominee, my first reaction was that Obama's web of corruptive influence had extended its tentacles beyond the Democrat party to ensnare its first Republican victim.
Alas, my reaction was way off.
As it turns out, Senator Gregg withdrew because he finally realized that the Obama "stimulus" package was in fact nothing of the sort. He was also distressed by the proposed hijacking of the 2010 census by the White House.
Unlike other cabinet nominees (Democrats) who withdrew because of cheating on their taxes and other alleged criminal acts, Senator Gregg stepped back from the precipice of power because of principle, integrity, and selfless dedication to doing what is best for America.
As reported in the Washington Post, in part:
"New Hampshire Republican Sen. Judd Gregg has withdrawn his name from consideration as President Obama's commerce secretary, a major blow to an administration seeking to put a series of Cabinet problems behind it.
'It became clear to me to me that it would be very difficult day in and day out to serve in this Cabinet,' Gregg said in a press conference late Thursday. He added that in the days since he was nominated he realized that to be 'part of a team but not 100 percent with the team' was an untenable position.
"In his written statement, Gregg cited recent developments regarding the economic stimulus package and the decision to have the next census director report directly to senior White House officials as evidence that he and President Obama were too different ideologically for the pairing to work. 'This was simply a bridge too far for me," Gregg said of his decision.'"
Boiled down to simple terms that even Senator Charles Schumer would understand, Senator Gregg went eyeball to eyeball with the truth and, when the dust had settled, the "Chattering Class" had scored a win.
God Bless Senator Gregg for refusing to join an administration whose policies are antithetical to the best interests of the American people, and for making personal gain secondary to the national interest.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2009/02/greeg_withdraws_as_commerce_no.html
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