Tuesday - May 31, 2011

There’s Always More Room Under The Bus

CNN’s Ed Henry reports that President Obama will nominate John Bryson to be the next commerce secretary. He is the former CEO of Edison International. Bryson is also the co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council, a nonpartisan environmental advocacy group. He also serves on a U.N. group that deals with climate change.

Obama will make the announcement at 1:15 p.m. ET in the Rose Garden.

Bryson, who must be confirmed by the Senate, would replace current Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, who has been nominated to serve as ambassador to China.

So with the economy in a shambles, the fall guy who helped get it there gets a lateral promotion and gets shipped off to China, to deal with our new financial overlords. How fitting. I hope he quickly learns how to translate Old Mother Hubbard into Mandarin.

So who is this new guy? Well my goodness, if he had a cape he’d be freakin Superman. The guy is Wile E Coyote, Super Genius personified. The ultimate Renaissance Man. Oh, and a total Greenie.

– CEO of Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison and Edison Mission Group, from 1990 to 2008.

– Director of The Boeing Company, The Walt Disney Company and Coda Automotive, Inc., and is a senior advisor to KKR.

- Chairman of the board of BrightSource Energy, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), and the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) Board of Overseers. He also serves as co-chairman of the Pacific Council on International Policy (PCIP).

– Trustee of the California Institute of Technology and a director of The California Endowment and the W. M. Keck Foundation.

– Serves on the Advisory Board of Deutsche Bank Americas

– Served as president of the California Public Utilities Commission, chairman of the California State Water Resources Control Board, and on the board of the Council on Foreign Relations.

– Graduate of Stanford University and Yale Law School.

He can run an energy company, an airplane making company, an entertainment company, an asset management company, a bank, several green initiatives, a medical school, a tech school, and more! Plus he’s a double graduate of super elite universities! Wow!!!! World famous neurosurgeon, experimental physicist, secret agent and inventor, plus he plays a mean guitar, no doubt!

Today, President Obama will announce his intent to nominate John Bryson as the Secretary of U.S. Department of Commerce. Mr. Bryson will play a key role as a member of the President’s economic team, bringing decades of knowledge and experience in the public and private sectors, and will provide valuable ideas and initiatives to strengthen America’s competitiveness around the world.

“I am pleased to nominate John Bryson to be our nation’s Secretary of Commerce, as he understands what it takes for America to succeed in a 21st century global economy,” said President Obama. “John will be an important part of my economic team, working with the business community, fostering growth, and helping open up new markets abroad to promote jobs and opportunities here at home.”

The President is confident in Mr. Bryson’s ability to lead the Department and promote job creation, economic growth, sustainable development and improved standards of living for all Americans by working in partnership with businesses, universities, communities and our nation’s workers.

The last guy who had the job seemed to have some pretty damn amazing qualifications too if I recall. And they helped so well ...

Home prices: ‘Double-dip’ confirmed

Home prices hit another new low in the first quarter, down 5.1% from a year ago to levels not reached since 2002. It was the third straight quarterly drop for the S&P/Case-Shiller national home price index, which was released Tuesday. Prices are now down 32.7% from their peak set five years ago.

“Home prices continue on their downward spiral with no relief in sight,” said David Blitzer, spokesman for Standard and Poor’s.

The index covers 80% of the housing market, and this month’s report confirmed “a double-dip in home prices across much of the nation,” said Blitzer.

The housing market went through a brief recovery period starting in mid-2009, recovering nearly 5% of earlier losses. After homebuyer tax credits expired last April, the slump resumed.

But now we’ll have Buckaroo Banzai at the helm guiding our economy. Things will only get better, guaranteed! Right? (hey, pass me that extra long jack handle, would ya? I need to raise this bus up another foot or so)

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