Sen Judd Gregg (R-NH) considered for Sec of Commerce

Sen Judd Gregg (R-NH) confirmed on Friday that President Barack Obama may nominate him to head the Commerce Department. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama would pick a commerce secretary within days but said a final decision had not been made. Up until a few days ago, Silicon Valley executive John Thompson, the chairman and chief executive of Symantec, had been described as the leading candidate. If Sen Gregg became commerce secretary, New Hampshire's Democratic governor, John Lynch, could name a Democrat to replace him in the Senate. If that occurred and comic-turned-politician Al Franken survives a court challenge to his apparent narrow victory in Minnesota, the Democrats would have a 60-seat majority in the 100-member Senate, enough to stop Republican procedural roadblocks.