Locke Not A Cinch

On Wednesday, President Obama announced Gary Locke (Secretary of Commerce). “Gary knows the American Dream,” said Obama. “He's lived it. And that's why he shares my commitment to do whatever it takes to keep it alive in our time.”

From 1997-2005, Locke was Governor. “When I was first sworn in as governor of the great state of Washington, I told the story of how a hundred years ago, my grandfather came from China as a teenager and worked for a family as a houseboy in exchange for English lessons -- just one mile from the Governor's Mansion” said Locke. “It took our family 100 years to move that one mile, a journey possible only in America. My family's story is America's story. Our story is just one of hundreds of millions since the birth of our nation, of people coming from every part of the world in pursuit of the American Dream of freedom, hope and opportunity...”

For Secretary of Commerce, Governor Bill Richardson and Senator Judd Gregg were selected. Both renounced their nominations. If Locke mirrors them, President Obama is crippled.

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