Goodbye...Newman!

Wow, I guess he really couldn't handle the silent treatment. Ok, so a few steps are being taken back. Now former Secretary of Commerce designate Judd Gregg will reestablish himself as New Hampshire's Senator and I can already hear the Republican party's cheers.

So you didn't like the Applebee's appetizer trio that looked so good on the commercial. Whatever, send it back. But you made the wrong choice to accept a Presidential appointment? You don't send that back! Especially in the wake of all the other nominations that have gone awry. Don't you have a soul, Gregg??

Ok, I'm finished. Seriously though, this means some serious shuffling around in terms of the 2010 elections. First, both Gregg and Lynch (the governor who crossed party lines to appoint Republican Bonnie Newman in Gregg's place) have terms ending in 2010. Gregg won't suffer any of the ramifications that Lynch might because rumor is that Gregg won't be running again. Lynch, on the other hand, has an unnerved base to answer to about his choice to appoint Newman. I can just see the campaign signs now: "Lynch for Governor: Remember, she was a moderate!"