At first, the rumblings about Senate Budget ranking member Judd Gregg being considered as Commerce secretary in President Barack Obama's Cabinet, seemed to be undermined by one detail: Judd's Senate vacancy would be filled by someone appointed by the state's Democratic governor and a Democratic appointee, coupled with the likelihood of Democrat Al Franken eventually being seated as Minnesota's junior senator would give the party a filibuster-blocking 60 votes. But Gregg confirmed Friday that he is in the mix. "I am aware that my name is one of those being considered by the White House for secretary of Commerce, and am honored to be considered, along with others, for the position." He added that there was "nothing more I can say at this time." But he certainly said enough to get tongues wagging on a relatively quiet day. There was plenty of chatter earlier this week about Symantec CEO John Thompson's candidacy for Commerce secretary. The saga continues...

Update: White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters at his afternoon briefing that Gregg "is somebody the president has talked to recently about the economic crisis... and a host of host of economic matters." When asked for details on the Commerce nomination, Gibbs said: "I'm not going to get into the name game or the final four picks for this job or that. I talked to the president specifically about a decision on the next Commerce secretary and last time I talked to him this morning a final decision has not been made... it's something he hopes to make a decision on and announce shortly."