You will recall that he was the administration's original nominee to fill the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services. He was to be charged with shepherding health care reform through Congress.
He has made serious health care reform harder by his failure to pay his taxes and lying about it and by taking money from the health care industry. His self-centered narrow-minded actions have the potential to really hurt America by making health care reform much harder.
I was really happy when he was announced, after getting over it not being Hillary tasked to run the health care reform effort. He was Senate Majority Leader, so he knows the Senate and Senators well. He wrote a book about health care reform, his views were sensible and he seemed serious about it all. In short, a wildly excellent pick.
This all went to hell in a hand basket several weeks ago. As you probably know, Daschle realized several months ago that he owed back taxes as a result of not having declared that he received a car and driver. He knew for certain he owed the taxes in the middle of 2008, but he didn't pay the taxes until months later. Daschle's not real rich, but he's made good money since he left the Senate. Assuming he had the cash to scrape together, and he surely did, his not paying his taxes immediately would be disappointing if he were merely a private citizen. Once he realized he was being considered for a cabinet position, he should, of course, have paid the taxes THAT DAY.
Worse than all of the tax follies is his taking money from the health care industry. This made Obama's defending him all the harder. Thanks, Tom. Thanks heaps.
4 comments:
From Larry in California
Typical democratic liberal socialist, pretends he is for the " average American" when in
fact he is only for himself.
You socialist liberals should be happy. The Peoples Republic of California raised income tax .25%, sales tax 1%, car registration 40%,
mine from $208 to $288.
Bet Obama doesnt have the balls to shoot that North Korean missile down.
Let me hear from you liberals.
From Larry in California
Danny, we never heard from you about the Heller case on the 2nd Amendment from last June.
From Larry in California
Why didnt California cut spending rather than raise taxes, you liberal democratic socialists tell me that?
Larry in CA, last I checked, California has a republican governor(nator), not a "democrat liberal socialist." But in any event, cutting spending will only solve part of the problem, it does nothing to address a reduced revenue problem.
As for Obama not having the balls to shoot down the NK missile, maybe it has something to do with the fact that our military is already overextended (thanks George), and now is really not the best time to get into another shooting war. Unless you feel like adding to our national spending even more by starting another military action.
Seeing how you don't like taxes, but like wars, maybe you should move. There is a nice civil war brewing down in Mexico for you if you'd like. And they have a low cost of living there. Enjoy!
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