Maybe.  The word is that Obama is looking to tap Sen. Judd Gregg for Secretary of Commerce.  If he accepts, Democrat Gov. John Lynch would choose his replacement. 

Sweet Jebus, Gregg....please don't do it!

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1 Why wouldn't Gregg leave? He's not exactly the most reliable Republican in the Senate... On a related note, we really do need to come up with some kind of ideological purity test. Big tents don't seem to be the most effective way to develop a "party platform" these days...

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The Senate GOP is all set to sell us out*, just like I knew they would. 

*Complete with another Gang of (insert number of spineless sellouts here).

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Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) takes the bait from The One, and assists him with his attempts to "pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it."

[doubleplusundead]  Looks like the Democrats are ahead in implanting spines in the GOP leadership race.

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Why is it that the oh-so-RINO-y Susan Collins can make the right call on the Geithner nomination, and Orrin Hatch can't?

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Normally, I would pass a story like this off as another attempt by the MSM to build a meme for defeating a Republican.  Not this time, though.  It's true.  Jim Bunning needs to announce his retirement after this term:

While Bunning has shown no sign that he’s ready to retire, there’s little evidence he’s prepared for the tough, expensive campaign that looms ahead.

Bunning will need to raise millions to mount a serious defense of his seat, but he is already well behind pace with only $175,000 in his campaign account through September, the latest a report was available. Worse, he isn’t expected to hold his first fundraiser until April.

His retirement would clear the way for some new blood in the Republican political establishment in Kentucky:

Still, there are signs that Bunning could face a serious primary challenge from Kentucky’s 36-year-old secretary of state, Trey Grayson.

Grayson has already heard from leading GOP fundraisers and supporters urging him to run, said spokesman Les Fugate, adding that Grayson wouldn’t rule out a primary challenge against Bunning.

“I don’t think he will ever close the door on any opportunity, and he’s not considering it right now, but you never say never,” said Fugate.

If Bunning decides he's in this for himself, he's likely to face a strong, strong challenge from Attorney General Jack Conway.  And Conway will win.

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The Senator has a fevuh, and the only prescription is more Hopenchange^tm:

“It’s really not a time to be obstructionist,” Ensign, chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, said on Fox News. “It’s a time where we as a party need to try to work with especially President Obama and try to solve some of the country’s problems.”

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The Republican senator, who praised Obama for having some “really good ideas” coming into office, said given the myriad of challenges facing the nation, it is time to “put the country before our party.”

The sad part is that they probably will be more helpful to President Obama than the Democrats in the Senate.  With few exceptions, Republican Senators are squishes who either lack or have severely misplaced principles.  Democrats, however, will (maybe) spend a good deal of time criticizing Dear Leader whenever he veers to the right of Lenin.  Depressing.

Oh, and just to remind everyone, Sen. Ensign was the head of the NRSC the last election cycle.  I wonder why we lost so many seats?

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I'll give you a hint: her name rhymes with "Rathleen Rarker."

Sitting on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, extremities numb despite layers of wool, and seeing so many gathered to witness this thing they called "change" was, dare I say it, awesome. That most-annoying hipster term for anything remotely acceptable is suddenly useful for its intended purpose.

For awe is the truest word to describe what transpired and what was inspired.

Is there any way that we can excommunicate this gigantic fucking tool from the ranks of the conservative movement?  Because I'm getting really sick of her bullshit.  And I'm pretty sure I can get an "amen" from most of you.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go punch a wall.

(h/t)

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He won't challenge gun grabber/FALN pardoner Eric Holder or tax cheat Timothy Geithner in their Senate confirmation hearings. 

Grow a spine, dickweed.

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Orrin Hatch sells out on the Holder nomination, and engages in copious amounts of Obamic ass-kissing. I agree with Eddie that we can't let ourselves become too pessimistic, negative or fatalistic, but the fact that we can't rely on our own people at all (and we haven't been able to do so, even during the good times) is highly demoralizing.  The GOP elite need to do a hell of a lot better than this.

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George Voinovich has officially announced he won't be seeking a third term.

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Keep your gun-grabbing, nanny authoritarian self out of our friggin' party, you left once already.  And of course, the NYGOP looks ready to sell out and give Nanny Bloomberg what he wants. 

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After all, he was a Senator!  Just like us!  No need to upset him with any tough questions about his plans for socialized health care.

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McCain (the bad one) begins to work on a new push for Amnesty, according to Harry Reid.  With the Democrats having the House, and are pretty damn close to a filibuster-proof majority, we're going to have one hell of a fight on our hands.  If you thought the previous amnesty fights were vicious and divisive, get ready, because this one is going to be twice as bad.  The only thing that might save our asses is if they decide to go after socialist health care first.  That one I think we can bog them down enough to make the Dems blink, and we're less likely to have as many sellouts...I think.  God only knows with the smacktards we have working for us in DC.

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