Friday, February 27, 2009

Gregg's Sketchy Business Dealings

Judd Gregg said he withdrew as commerce secretary because he had a change of heart. Turns out, he may not have made it through confirmation:
Swamp: Gregg steered federal tax dollars to his home state's redevelopment of a former Air Force Base even as he and his brother engaged in real estate deals on the property, the AP's Sharon Theimer reports -- also reporting that Gregg says the business dealings had nothing to do with his withdrawal from a Cabinet nomination. Read all of it.