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Breaking: Daschle drops out
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... : “That sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach is caused by the course of Obama’s cabinet picks: Richardson blew up on the launch pad, two of the more prominent picks have tax problems, his CIA pick seems inexplicable, his no. 2 guy at the Pentagon needed a waiver from his new anti-lobbying rule, and Hillary Clinton and her hubbie strike me as a ticking bombs.” Update: The full White House statement :“This morning, Tom Daschle asked me to withdraw his nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services. I accept his decision with sadness and regret.” “Tom Daschle has ...
Breaking: Daschle Withdraws Nomination
Right Soup —
... Obama said Tuesday he accepted the withdrawal “with sadness and regret.” Daschle has been battling for his nomination since it was disclosed he failed to pay more than $120,000 in taxes.
He said he’s withdrawing because he’s not a leader who has the full faith of Congress and will be a distraction.
Ohh, I thought he was withdrawing for being a repeated tax-cheat.
Update: Full statements from Barry and Tom here.
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Axelrod: Daschle Made the Decision to Withdraw This Morning
TPM Election Central —
... White House adviser David Axelrod just briefed reporters outside the Senate chamber on the withdrawal of Tom Daschle's nomination as health secretary. Axelrod attributed the decision to pull out to Daschle -- not anyone within the administration -- and suggested that the news came as a surprise to the president, especially coming one day after Democratic senators ...
Report Suggests Confusion Reigns In White House
Riehl World View —
... despite anti-lobbyist guidelines and the withdrawal of Daschle only the latest in a long line of problems for Obama - going all the way back to Bill Richardson withdrawing under a cloud - the Obama administration continues to assert that they have "set the bar" higher for themselves than has any previous administration. ...
Sen. Daschle Has Withdrawn His Nomination
Comments from Left Field —
Here is the report from MSNBC’s First Read blog:
From NBC’s Athena Jones
Breaking News: Tom Daschle has withdrawn his name to be President Obama’s HHS secretary. More information to come.
*** UPDATE *** Obama issued this statement: “This morning, Tom Daschle asked me to withdraw his nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services. I accept his decision with sadness and ...
