Friday, March 12, 2004

Raimondo withdraws

Cox news reports, "A Nebraska businessman withdrew from consideration to be the White House's manufacturing "czar" Thursday after withering attacks...about his ties to China." The withdrawal of the nomination of Behlen CEO Tony Raimondo was precipitated by revelations that while his company "was expanding in Beijing" it was "laying off workers [in the United States]." The post, which was announced last labor day, remains vacant. Meanwhile, the country continues to hemorrhage manufacturing jobs.
  Progress Report article

Why the hell did he withdraw? The Senate just confirmed an appointment (see previous post) of a Medicare czar who didn't want to allow seniors to buy cheaper Canadian drugs, using the flat out lie that they're unsafe. They would have approved Raimondo.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.

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