Redistricting

And then there was none. Sen. Judd Gregg withdrew his name Thursday from the apparently haunted cabinet position at the Commerce Dept. See the state ethics probe that derailed his predecessor nominee Bill Richardson.

Gregg cited the coming decennial U.S. Census, as one example, of irreconcilable disagreement with President Barack Obama. The census? Huh? The brewing oversight fight on the 2010 national head count promises high political drama. You think Dick Wadhams is just sticking around here for the fresh mountain air?

Hard-core political numbers junkies sprouted a few extra gray hairs this week. The cause of their grief wasn’t the perpetually suspect electronic voting machines or mind-numbing campaign finance reports. It was a sedate and relatively obscure government agency with the capacity to set off a whole lot of political mischief.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against Colorado Republicans seeking to challenge a 2002 redistricting plan in the state, the Associated Press reports. The outlet seems to be only one reporting on the development so far, but the story omits several key details.

According the AP:
The Supreme Court today ruled against Colorado Republicans challenging a congressional [...]