Rats Abandoning The Sinking Ship (Of State)

"New Hampshire Republican Sen. Judd Gregg withdrew from consideration as Commerce secretary Thursday, saying his differences with the Democratic White House ran too deep.

The announcement was a fresh embarrassment for an administration rocked by a number of setbacks. While his recent predecessors each lost one or two early cabinet nominees, Mr. Obama has lost three less than a month into his term."

-- Laura Meckler, Greg Hitt and Jonathan Weisman, on the greatest administration in the history of hype, for The Wall Street Journal.