Judd Gregg tapped, replaced by moderate Bonnie Newman. New Hampshire blue in the face?

In the midst of all the tax dodging and CIA prison shutdowns the Obama administration in the spirit of bi-partisanship tapped NH Senator Judd Gregg to fill the spot that Bill Richardson had to abandon. Judd Gregg worked some special deal where the NH Democrat Governor would be obligated to select a Republican to fill Gregg's vacancy.

Not much is known about Bonnie Newman, but so far it appears that she is a moderate. If it were not for the unbearable squealing from the DailyKos I would think that our senate situation has worsened, but I have a feeling that anyone not sporting a hammer and sickle would feel the wrath from the folks over at the daily kos.

While it is not a surprise that the GOP has in large part abandoned core conservative ideals, the debate over whether this country of ours is still a center-right nation continues. Even if the difference between Gregg and Newman are marginal, one is a rank and file the other a moderate, the bigger question is what happens next.

As of now it appears that my neighbor to the north, the live free or die state, is undergoing a transformation - looks like the great commonwealth is exerting some much unwelcome pressure. As the liberals have proudly pointed out New Hampshire has thrown out high ranking Republicans and have finally began their inspiring journey to liberalism and beyond. They have now voted Democrate in the past two presidential elections and unseated John Sununu with tax raising machine Jeanne Shaheen.

What is worst now, Newman's appointment is under the premise that she will not be running in 2010, not that we necessarily want her to. Or do we? With Gregg gone it would appear that a Democrat senator is almost a guaranteed shoe-in thus further destabilizing the balance of power in the Senate. Is she a guarantee? The liberals tend to think so and that puts a damper on my mood and probably yours too.

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