Daschle, rat in the manger - Democratic Underground

katkat

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Sun Aug-23-09 07:22 AM
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Daschle, rat in the manger

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/health/policy/23daschle.html

"He still speaks frequently to the president, who met with him as recently as Friday morning in the Oval Office. And he remains a highly paid policy adviser to hospital, drug, pharmaceutical and other health care industry clients of Alston & Bird, the law and lobbying firm.

Now the White House and Senate Democratic leaders appear to be moving toward a blueprint for overhauling the health system, centered on nonprofit insurance cooperatives, that Mr. Daschle began promoting two months ago as a politically feasible alternative to a more muscular government-run insurance plan."

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Captain Hilts

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Sun Aug-23-09 08:03 AM
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1. Obama wants him there. He inherited much of Dashcle's senate staff. Daschle encouraged him to run

for Prez early "before you have a track record."

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joeycola

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Sun Aug-23-09 08:24 AM
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2. I do not

think this speaks well of the President--to have someone like Dashcle next to him. America spoke when D. was forced to withdraw his nomination. But, like so many things, the WH is not listening.

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ensho

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Sun Aug-23-09 09:52 AM
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3. I don't trust Daschle one bit

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