Obama's Former Commerce Pick Pans His Budget

Looks like Judd Gregg made the right choice when he backed away from the Commerce nomination:

WASHINGTON – The top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee says the Obama administration is on the right course to save the nation's financial system.

But Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire also says President Barack Obama's massive budget proposal will bankrupt the country.

Gregg says he has no regrets in withdrawing his nomination to become commerce secretary. He pulled out after deciding he could not fully back the administration's economic policies.

The senator said Obama's spending plan in the midst of a prolonged recession would leave the next generation with a country too expensive to live in.

Gregg appeared Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."

Gregg's going to be a forceful voice in the Senate against the Obama budget. Glad we didn't lose him to the Commerce Department.