More Change: Richardson as Commerce Secretary
The more things change the more they stay the same.
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be commerce secretary, adding a prominent Hispanic and one-time Democratic rival to his expanding Cabinet.
Obama planned to announce the nomination after Thanksgiving, according to a Democratic official familiar with the discussions. The official was not authorized to speak publicly about the negotiations and did so on condition of anonymity.
Richardson, 61, had a distinguished and visible career in Washington before returning to New Mexico, where he was elected governor in 2002. Richardson served as U.N. ambassador under President Bill Clinton and later as energy secretary. He was in the House from 1983 to 1997.
Clinton sent Richardson on several high-level diplomatic missions while he was in Congress, including direct talks with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
In Richardson, Obama will get a secretary of commerce who has been described as relentless and competitive, with a jocular sense of humor.
What is fun about all these appointments is that Obama is choosing establishment figures, lobbyists, and Clinton cronies. He isn’t throwing the far left any bones. From the man that promised change his cabinet is getting filled with more of the same.
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Posted by Jay on November 23, 2008 8:29 pm
» Filed Under 1st Amendment, Barack Obama, News, Politics As Usual
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Richardson failed as energy Secretary and as UN Ambassador. His negotiations with Slobodan Milosevic, The Taliban , Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong Il were all failures.
Dennis D,
Well, how do you think Richardson has gotten as far as he has? As far as Democrats are concerned, “nothing succeeds like failure.”
Here’s what I think: the reason Obama is bringing all of his political opponents into the fold is not because it’s a “keep your enemies closer” strategy. That’s part of it, for sure. No, Obama knows that if, or when, he goes down stern first, EVERYBODY ELSE will be going down with him as well.
“Apres moi, le deluge.”
Don’t judge somebody by what they did 10 years ago, judge them by what they’re doing now.