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betsyspage.blogspot.com - 2/1/2009
Why do we need a tax cheat as head of the HHS?
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Sure, maybe we needed Geithner at Treasury. Some well-respected people thought he was the perfect nominee and, in a time of crisis, the president needed to have the man he wanted at Treasury. But Tom Daschle? How unique are his skills? As Yuval Levin puts it, He is the co-author of a book about ...

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Riehl World View:  Links On Daschle

The Daschles: feeding at the Beltway trough - Glenn Greenwald
salon.com - 2/2/2009
The Daschles: feeding at the Beltway trough - Glenn Greenwald
— salon.com — (updated below - Update II - Update III) When Barack Obama announced in early December that he had selected Tom Daschle to be his Secretary of Health and Human Services as well as his "health care policy czar," Rolling Stone 's Matt Taibbi -- who had ... (more) The Daschles: feeding at the Beltway trough - Glenn ...

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politico.com - 2/2/2009
Can Daschle placate GOP, Baucus?
— politico.com — Democratic aides complain that Baucus has slow-rolled Daschle's move to HHS. (more) Can Daschle placate GOP, Baucus?

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foxnews.com - 2/1/2009
Tax Revelations Mar, But May Not Derail Daschle Confirmation - Presidential Politics | ...
— foxnews.com — Former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle doesn't appear to be losing too much support for his nomination to be health and human services secretary despite continually unfolding details about his failure to pay $140,000 in back taxes and interest. Senate ... (more) Tax Revelations Mar, But May Not Derail Daschle ...

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Links On Daschle
Riehl World View — Some recommendeed reading on Daschle: Tom Maguire - with multiple imbedded links also. Michelle Malkin on Republican resistance - if there be such a thing. Betsy Newmark - why do we need tax cheats in government? Ann Althouse - Obama's pathetic defense. This is them against us, folks. They're elected to serve us. Instead, they serve themselves and their cronies. Daschle Confirmation Hinges on Ties in Senate Obama and his cronies assert there is no war on ...

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