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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Daschle Won't Be Missed
Sen. Tom Daschle spent ten years as the leader of Senate Democrats. We thought he was a mighty ineffective leader. He was repeatedly rolled by his Republican counterpart, and by El Presidente (remember him?). Some time early in this decade I found myself writing a letter to every other Democratic senator, begging them to put someone in as their leader who would STAND UP AND FIGHT.Daschle's withdrawal yesterday as President Obama's nominee for Health & Human Services secretary is perfectly representative of the man's instincts ... never mind his tax liabilities, which were serious enough.
The upside is that President Obama is taking the blame for the vetting process. When's the last time you heard an American president say, "My fault"?
Labels: Barack Obama, Tom Daschle
