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In a statement, he announces that:

[I]t has become apparent during this process that this will not work for me as I have found that on issues such as the stimulus package and the Census there are irresolvable conflicts for me. Prior to accepting this post, we [i.e. Gregg and President Obama]  had discussed these and other potential differences, but unfortunately we did not adequately focus on these concerns. We are functioning from a different set of views on many critical items of policy.

Good for Gregg, but honestly, what took him so long? This conservative Senator just realized that he has too many policy differences with what promises to be one of the most liberal administrations in American history? Did he sleep through the last election?

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Real American| 2.12.09 @ 5:00PM

I think the GOP's new motto should be: Conservative principles - better late than never.

PKane| 2.12.09 @ 5:55PM

So how does Obama spin this one? Is Greg now just one more "do-nothing" "old politics" Hooverite Republican? And if he is, then what does it say about Obama's judgement?

Real American| 2.12.09 @ 7:40PM

The Obamatons will spin this as Gregg being too picky about policy differences and that it was his idea to be Commerce Secretary in the first place.

ConservativeWanderer| 2.12.09 @ 7:42PM

Two Cheers for Gregg!

He loses one cheer for ever agreeing to this in the first place.

WendyG| 2.12.09 @ 7:48PM

Heh!

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