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Commerce post will test Richardson’s free-trade reputation
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| Contributor | Bob Sacamano |
| Last Edited | Bob Sacamano Dec 05, 2008 03:05pm |
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| Category | News |
| News Date | Wednesday, December 3, 2008 03:30:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | When the news that Bill Richardson would be named commerce secretary came out, political pundits immediately starting characterizing it as a "demotion." His impressive resume was referenced as proof that such a gig just isn’t good enough. An angered Latino punditry claimed that the Latino community was being slighted by Obama’s Cabinet choices, compounded by the delay in announcing Richardson for the Commerce gig. Ruben Navarrette Jr. encapsulates these views by calling Richardson's appointment not only a "snub" but being "slapped again" because many believe Richardson was second choice for the position.
As though joining the Cabinet is a personality contest. As though Richardson isn't assuming a position of considerable power.
Richardson is probably getting exactly what he wants, short of secretary of state. As any cursory examination of Richardson's activities during his years as governor shows, he has a significant interest in economic development. And the goal of the U.S. Commerce Department is to foster and promote U.S. industry, both at home and abroad. This is probably the reason its such a gargantuan department, with innumerable "bureaus" in what Politico describes as a "sprawling bureaucratic fiefdom." |
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