http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/President44/story?id=6795650&page=1

The interesting thing to me about this nomination wasn't the tax
thing, which seems to be amusingly/annoyingly prevalent among cabinet
nominees (remember 'nannygate'?) and only serves to punctuate the fact
that the tax code is ridiculously complex and that congressmen are,
basically, idiots. No news there. What IS interesting to me is
Daschle's existence as a de facto (but 'unregistered' lobbyist) - some
'change', eh? It's my strong suspicion that the LOBBYING was the thing
that Daschle was about to get hammered about, and the tax fiasco
served as a convenient excuse to get out while the getting was good.

Now, instead of Daschle being remembered as a sleazy more-of-the-same
influence-peddler type, he will be enshrined by the Dems as a 'victim'
of a simple mistake and partisan hounding. That's a nice glass of
lemonade Daschle and the Obama admin have squeezed up, I'm thinking.

Unless of course Daschle had a moment of sense and sanity and realized
he was much better off as a low-profile government profiteer than a
high-profile 'public servant'. But somehow I doubt that.

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