Surprise! Puff Daschle Another Obama Tax Cheat
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 1/31/2009 — Maybe Tom Daschle is who Bob Woodward was referring to.ABC News has learned that the nomination of former Senator Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., to be President Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services has hit a traffic snarl on its way ...

Obama press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Daschle: "The president believes that nobody is perfect, but that nobody is trying to hide anything."
althouse.blogspot.com 2/1/2009 — Huh? Obviously, Daschle was trying to hide a lot! President Obama’s choice for health secretary, Tom Daschle, was aware as early as last June that he might have to pay back taxes for the use of a car and driver provided by a private equity firm, but ...

Coincidence?
corner.nationalreview.com 2/1/2009 — According to the Senate Finance Committee report on Daschle: "Senator Daschle told staff that in June, 2008, something made him think that the car service might be taxable and he disclosed the arrangement to his accountant." It was on June 3, 2008, ...

HMM: Daschle Delayed Tax Revelation. “Former South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle waited nearly a mont…
pajamasmedia.com 2/1/2009 — HMM: Daschle Delayed Tax Revelation. “Former South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle waited nearly a month after being nominated to be secretary of health and human services before informing President Obama that he had not paid years of back taxes, ...

About More Than Healthcare
talkingpointsmemo.com 2/2/2009 — We're going to have more on this shortly. But as this political battle over Daschle unfolds, it's critical to remember that Daschle has been a critical figure for Obama for some time. Well, before there was any discussion of building a cabinet or ...

Daschle: too heavy a weight to carry
WWW.samefacts.com 2/2/2009 — It's too bad, but I agree with Hilzoy: Tom Daschle has to go. Obama doesn't have to be mean to him. "Tom Daschle is a good man, but he's not the first good man to fall into bad company and learn bad ways. I'll always value his friendship and welcome ...

Why Even Save Daschle?
talkleft.com 2/2/2009 — I've never cared for Tom Daschle, on substance or politics, but I know so little about health care that I have hesitated to discuss whether Daschle is a good choice for HHS. But in light of this news , why in heaven's name should President Obama lift ...

Obama 'Absolutely' Still Supports Daschle
blogs.abcnews.com 2/2/2009 — President Obama had a one word answer when asked today if he still supports Tom Daschle, his pick for Secretary of HHS, in light of his tax problems. "Absolutely," the president replied. Obama spoke briefly at the top of his...

New York Times Calls For Daschle To Withdraw
corner.nationalreview.com 2/3/2009 — From the paper's new editorial: When President Obama nominated former Senator Tom Daschle to be his secretary of health and human services, it seemed to be a good choice. Mr. Daschle, as the co-author of a book on health care reform, knew a lot ...

Goodbye, Tom Daschle
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/3/2009 — Well, the Daschle nomination is no more. He's withdrawn his name which is in keeping with the idea that Obama would not actually have to fire him. We're still sorting out details on what happened between Obama's endorsement yesterday and the ...

More On Daschle
obsidianwings.blogs.com 2/4/2009 — by hilzoy As you are all undoubtedly aware, Tom Daschle has asked that his nomination as Secretary of HHS be withdrawn, and Obama has agreed. As I wrote a few days ago, I think this is a good thing. I think Daschle would have been an immense ...

Daschle Postmortem
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 2/4/2009 — By Brian Beutler Ezra Klein grapples with Tom Daschle’s withdrawal. I think there’s a lot of truth to what he writes. Whether Barack Obama actually pushed Daschle out behind the scenes or not, what you witnessed yesterday was a genuine ...