Gary Locke: Secretary of Commerce?

Just saw this very brief news story on MSNBC about former Washington State Governor Gary Locke being considered a top of the list nominee for Secretary of Commerce.

Given this 3 minute clip from CNN, I'm a little surprised he wasn't a second or first choice given a biography similar to Obama's in many respects and with much of our imports coming from China!

I'm sure more details will come out about Mr. Locke in the coming hours and days.  From the little I've quickly found, he seems a good bet to get this Cabinet post. 

(and, yes, the CNN clip is really old - from somewhere in the late '90's.)