Krauthammer's Take

NRO had Krauthammer from last nights All Stars, concerning Gregg's decision not to take the Commerce Secretary job:

After all, commerce has only two things to be said for it. One is it runs the census, which is one of the few jobs the constitution gives the government. The constitution is all about the stuff that the Congress ought not, should not, or shall not do.

And the other nifty thing about that commerce is that it has aquarium in the headquarters in Washington. Once they took away the census, he was going to end up feeding fish in the aquarium.

It was a complete embarrassment and a humiliation, and I'm sure that was the main issue.

Sounds like a likely scenario to me. And you can't blame Gregg. But why was Gregg so gracious in his announcement rejecting the position? I would have made it clear: Obama's "bipartisan gesture" was a sham, and the only reason he nominated a Republican was because the position would have no power. So bipartisanship is going to be a fairy tale. When Obama complains that the R's are still practicing partisan politics, it's a lie. You can't get more partisan than the Democrats have been with this pork/stimulus bill, no Republican input needed, just vote on it, no, don't read it, just vote on it and shut up.