Via ABC’s Political Punch: Richardson Withdrawing Nomination
Under investigation for “pay-to-play” allegations, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has told President-elect Barack Obama that he is withdrawing his name as a nominee for secretary of the commerce in the pending Obama administration.
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Richardson is withdrawing because of questions raised by federal investigators, who have been looking into whether Richardson and his administration improperly steered state contracts towards CDR Financial Products, a Beverly Hills, Calif.-based firm founded by David Rubin, a major financial contributor to Richardson.
Better now than later, as far as the Obama administration is concerned.
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January 4th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
John Bull being eliminated on side issues and the strength of character not to impede process while two significant events are going on at the same time, the nomination with Mr. Richardson having a review of internal policy is something to be commended. When was the last time you saw a public official step to the side while the public docket was abandoned for personal issues. Congratulations on the tough dealing to add consequence to official responsibility. That is tight logic for a personal decision.