Rumors: Gregoire (WA gov), Commerce Secretary?

[uppityperson]

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/01/05/gregoire_as_commerce_secretary

From my interview just now with Gregoire spokesperson Laura Lockard:

Q: Is Governor Gregoire going to be Obama's nominee for Commerce Secretary?

A: “We’re not able to speak to that so we’ll do a release in the morning.”

Q: Where is she?

A: “She’s out of state.”

Q: Is she in the country?

A: "I’m not allowed to say.”

Q: Is she going to continue as Governor of Washington State?

A: "I’m not allowed to say.”

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_wheres_gregoire.html
Gov. Chris Gregoire's whereabouts are unknown

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gov. Chris Gregoire is out of state, but her office won't say where she is.

Gregoire was set to be the keynote speaker Tuesday at a pre-legislative session forum sponsored by The Associated Press, but her office canceled Monday afternoon. Legislative director Marty Brown will stand in for Gregoire at the forum.

Spokesman Pearse Edwards said that Gregoire will be making an announcement Tuesday morning, and that no further information would be released before then.

[Thrill]

1. The Hispanic Groups are going to tear Obama a new one

for not appointing another Hispanic.

[SoCalDem]

2. Maybe she went to Tijuana to get some dentalwork done

:shrug:

Seriously.. he should choose Elizabeth Warren.. check her out on Wiki if you're not familiar with her

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[uppityperson]

3. another political thingy article on it...

http://www.politickerwa.com/2819/where-gov-chris-gregoire-and-why-she-being-so-secretive

Where is Gov. Chris Gregoire and why is she being so secretive?
By Joe Turner, News Tribune

Is she in Washington D.C., waiting to annouce that she's taken a job in President Barack Obama's administration? (There is a fresh vacancy, you know.)

One of my sources said he couldn't tell me where Gov. Chris Gregoire is now, but assured me she would still be my governor in March. "She's not going to take Bill Richardson's place as Commerce Secretary. So you can kill that story."

But he wouldn't tell me anything else. And the governor is supposed to announce "something big" at 10:05 a.m. tomorrow.

Another source speculated that Gregoire has lined up a big chunck of federal money for Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct, and she's going to announce it Tuesday.

[Sanity Claws]

4. Why would she go to Commerce?

She was the state attorney general before becoming the governor.
If they wanted a Washington governor for Commerce, what about former Governor Gary Locke? He strikes me as much better for Commerce than Gregoire.