Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) for Commerce Secretary?

What gives? I hear now from MSNBC (tv) that some sort of deal has been struck to replace Gregg in the Senate with a Republican caretaker who will be there for two years and not run in 2010. That's an awful idea. That sort of person will be unaccountable and may be more likely to filibuster than Gregg who - it seems- is sympathetic enough to this administration to join it. This is a lot to do to ensure that Gregg will not filibuster the stimulus package (remember, it only takes one GOP senat0r to ensure no filibuster). Heaven help us if the re-appointee is Sununu.