And yet more reasons Gary Locke is another Obama mispick

By Michelle Malkin  •  February 24, 2009 02:24 PM

From the left-leaning Seattle Weekly, which has long documented Locke’s cronyism:

Of course, there was that memory loss and all those “I don’t recall . . . I don’t remember” statements to Congressional investigators in 1999, probing his gubernatorial campaign fund-raising efforts; the astonishing $3.2 billion tax break he gave to Boeing while never disclosing he paid $715,000 to - and relied on the advice of – Boeing’s own private consultant and outside auditor for advice; and those favors for his brother-in-law (who lived in the governor’s mansion), including a tax break for his relative’s company, personal intervention in a company dispute, and Locke’s signature on a federal loan application for the company.

Other than that, yes, squeaky clean.

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Earlier today: The Chinagate/Buddhist temple cash skeletons in Gary Locke’s closet

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  1. #1
    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:25 pm, chapoutier said:

    Shouldn’t we wait for Obama to actually pick Locke before we call it a mispick?

  2. #2
    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:26 pm, Truesoldier said:

    Like I said in the last Locke poll, it looks to me like Obama has gotten his list of potential appointees from the IRS investigations lists.

  3. #3
    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:29 pm, flmom said:

    Yikes. Locke must have trouble every morning he picks out his clothes, getting all those skeletons back in the closet must be a biatch.

  4. #4
    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:29 pm, DagneyT said:

    I agree, Truesoldier. Of course, with Donks, misdeeds are resume enhancements!

  5. #5
    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:34 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    Well, I think he fits right in with the rest of the crooks (and liars).

  6. #6
    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:35 pm, Salt said:

    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:25 pm, chapoutier said:

    Shouldn’t we wait for Obama to actually pick Locke before we call it a mispick?

    Perhaps. However, the MSM is busy hyping him up before he’s even officially picked, so it cuts both ways.

  7. #7
    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:37 pm, MNUSMCDavid said:

    awww, poor widdle Locke is being picked on before he is nominated…. awwwwwww …. Certainly not being treated as Republicans have historically been treated when considered for appointment( sarc). I say screw the high road and go after libs when you can as often as you can. Politics of personal destruction?… you bet…. throw Alinsky’s strategy back at them.

  8. #8
    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:52 pm, Truesoldier said:

    I would love to see the vetting questionaire that the Obama administration is using:

    Have you ever been investigated for a felony:

    No – 1 point
    Yes – 2 points
    Yes, but I did nothing wrong – 3 points
    Yes, but I didnt get caught – 4 points

  9. #9
    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:54 pm, Salt said:

    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:52 pm, Truesoldier said:

    I would love to see the vetting questionaire that the Obama administration is using:

    Have you ever been investigated for a felony:

    Is this question preceded by “Do you pay your taxes?”

  10. #10
    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:55 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    Shouldn’t we wait for Obama to actually pick Locke before we call it a mispick?

    Maybe the administration has given up and is using the public commentariat for vetting.

  11. #11
    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:55 pm, ajmontana said:

    Change the Locke.

  12. #12
    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:55 pm, FilmLadd said:

    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:25 pm, chapoutier said:

    Shouldn’t we wait for Obama to actually pick Locke before we call it a mispick?

    Sure, and what will your reaction be if he does pick Locke?

  13. #13
    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:56 pm, Russ said:

    It’s been said before – by Treacher, IIRC – but bears repeating:

    Q: “What’s the difference between Obama and Jesus?”

    A: “Jesus could assemble a cabinet.”

  14. #14
    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:57 pm, bradley said:

    Either Obama’s vaunted vetting team is incompetent, or, like most of the rest of his smartest and most brilliant ever administration, both incompetent AND corrupt. Must be tough looking for “clean” Dems these days, maybe he should go back to Chicago and poke around. Wait. That’s a bad idea too…

  15. #15
    On February 24th, 2009 at 3:08 pm, txvet2 said:

    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:25 pm, chapoutier said:

    Shouldn’t we wait for Obama to actually pick Locke before we call it a mispick?

    As is usually the case, they have leaked his name to get all of the negative stuff out beforehand. If he’s got too much baggage, they will simply call the rumor unsubstantiated and then float another name.

  16. #16
    On February 24th, 2009 at 3:11 pm, denver republican said:

    We owe the President a huge thank you. Like a pig sniffing out truffles, he has an uncanny ability to uncover Democratic corruption. No Republican has ever been as good at it as he is.

  17. #17
    On February 24th, 2009 at 3:11 pm, nail49 said:

    Shouldn’t we wait for Obama to actually pick Locke before we call it a mispick?

    chap: Why should we let Obama pick Locke when he has already picked the lock on the Cabinet to let the other thieves in?

  18. #18
    On February 24th, 2009 at 3:13 pm, HuskySig said:

    Washington state. Illinois’ little brother.

  19. #19
    On February 24th, 2009 at 3:24 pm, flmom said:

    Like a pig sniffing out truffles, he has an uncanny ability to uncover Democratic corruption.

    That’s like shooting fish in a barrel.

  20. #20
    On February 24th, 2009 at 3:24 pm, Flyoverman said:

    On February 24th, 2009 at 2:25 pm, chapoutier said:

    Shouldn’t we wait for Obama to actually pick Locke before we call it a mispick?

    Why wait? Remember we are the ones who all embraced the Principle of Preemption. ;)

  21. #21
    On February 24th, 2009 at 3:28 pm, karenhasfreedom said:

    I am thinking that Obama can’t find anyone real competent for this post. I bet most CEO’s are running away from it as fast as possible. I bet many are not even returning the phone calls from the selection committee. This is proof that the Dems have no bench strength here for a post like this. I think Obama’s cabinet might be one of the first in history to lack anyone with a CEO background.

    Regarding his Homeland security secretary pick, Did you all know that Phoenix is the 2nd highest kidnapping capital in the world behind Mexico City? The illegals in Phoenix have created a whole new industry out there and this happened under this governor’s watch who is now going to head up Homeland security? What a joke!!!!!!

  22. #22
    On February 24th, 2009 at 3:30 pm, chapoutier said:

    Why wait? Remember we are the ones who all embraced the Principle of Preemption.

    True. And to MM’s credit at least here there is actual, verifiable evidence.

  23. #23
    On February 24th, 2009 at 3:46 pm, Salt said:

    On February 24th, 2009 at 3:08 pm, txvet2 said:

    As is usually the case, they have leaked his name to get all of the negative stuff out beforehand. If he’s got too much baggage, they will simply call the rumor unsubstantiated and then float another name.

    This is very much like how they ran the campaign. We’ve seen signs that Pres. Obama is still in that mode.

    This is turning down right embarrassing for him, but the MSM will do their best to divert attention from the fact that his party has a substantial majority in both houses and he still cannot fill his cabinet.

  24. #24
    On February 24th, 2009 at 3:50 pm, KCK said:

    What I rmemebr is democrat govt. with plenty of taxes ruining the biz environment in our state. We lost Boeing HQ during Locke’s terms.

    So, he threw them a big tax break – good for him!

  25. #25
    On February 24th, 2009 at 3:54 pm, rbb said:

    Locke sure has the Everett (WA) Herald in his pocket. They wrote an extremely fluffy, puff piece on him here

    They obviously did not do any real research…

  26. #26
    On February 24th, 2009 at 4:07 pm, Drews2Cents said:

    It’s already a done deal. Why do you think Hillary was in China the other day? She was brokering the sale of our children and grandchildren and part of the agreement was putting Chinese expatriate Locke in place to oversee the transaction.

  27. #27
    On February 24th, 2009 at 4:18 pm, happyscrapper said:

    Michelle Malkin…doing the vetting the MSM won’t do. I do think, however, that MM should wait and dump this all on the blog after the nomination is made public. That way, Obama is embarrassed once again, and the media will have more work to do to spin it into a positive for him.

  28. #28
    On February 24th, 2009 at 4:23 pm, walterc said:

    I still can’t figure out why Ayrs isn’t homeland security chief. Or at least director of ATF.

  29. #29
    On February 24th, 2009 at 5:13 pm, JustAThought said:

    This whole Locke pick thing sorta makes a fella wonder who was offered what? Kind of a Blago-type deal? I mean, why else would the empty suit in the WH have this ‘tard’s name on any kind of short list for any nomination?

    Chumps.

  30. #30
    On February 24th, 2009 at 5:27 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Is he any relation to Head Locke? I remember him in wrestling it seems. been awhile.

  31. #31
    On February 24th, 2009 at 5:31 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    Actually, I think “Team Obama” is probably leaking this stuff to Michelle to see what she can dig up because “Team Obama” obviously couldn’t vet Charles Manson or Hannibal Lecter.

    They should have thought of this before the nominated Geithner, Daschle, Solis, Clinton, etc. It would have saved them some difficulty.

  32. #32
    On February 24th, 2009 at 8:24 pm, garydt said:

    The Eastern Washington paper, the Yakima Herald also wrote a fluffy article on Locke. It also ran a political cartoon on how the GOP is only concerned with the Fairness Doctrine. The cartoon also illustrated how the GOP had its head in the sand on the state of the economy. This paper is a very liberal and hates anything conservative.

  33. #33
    On February 25th, 2009 at 9:58 pm, BOB said:

    So, how many mispricks does this make?

    Maybe, all of them?

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