So says the Old Gray Lady. The former Washington governor (seen at left delivering a rebuttal to a George Bush State of the Union speech, and seen recently in an ill-fated cross-Pacific business venture) is apparently a “lock” (har har!) to be Obama’s next Commerce secretary, provided he’s not the subject of ethics investigations or tax liens. First Sims, then Kerlikowske, now Locke…Seattle’s really scoring big in the Obama Administration.
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