Gregg a libertarian leaning guy from NH kookland says fuck this socialist shit
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<!-- ./end of article hd --> WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire abruptly withdrew his nomination as commerce secretary Thursday, the third Cabinet-level pick scuttled and leaving President Barack Obama without a full team to lead the government.
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<!-- Article Related Media --> He cited "irresolvable conflicts" with President Barack Obama's handling of the economic stimulus and 2010 census.
Gregg is Obama's third Cabinet choice to step aside, the latest political stumbling block in the first weeks of his presidency.
Gregg, 61, said he informed the White House "fairly early in the week" about his decision.
"We are functioning from a different set of views on many critical items of policy," Gregg said in a statement released by his Senate office.
Asked in a conference call with reporters when he informed Obama, Gregg said, "I'm not going to be specific on the timing."
"This is more of a question of just being me," he told reporters.
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<!-- ./end of article hd --> WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire abruptly withdrew his nomination as commerce secretary Thursday, the third Cabinet-level pick scuttled and leaving President Barack Obama without a full team to lead the government.
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<!-- Article Related Media --> He cited "irresolvable conflicts" with President Barack Obama's handling of the economic stimulus and 2010 census.
Gregg is Obama's third Cabinet choice to step aside, the latest political stumbling block in the first weeks of his presidency.
Gregg, 61, said he informed the White House "fairly early in the week" about his decision.
"We are functioning from a different set of views on many critical items of policy," Gregg said in a statement released by his Senate office.
Asked in a conference call with reporters when he informed Obama, Gregg said, "I'm not going to be specific on the timing."
"This is more of a question of just being me," he told reporters.