Obama seen as Arrogant in First Crisis

 

By CHARLES BABINGTON,Associated Press

Obama's arrogance is coming through to people

Two weeks into his presidency,Barack Obama proved that even a clearly gifted politician cannot escape the gravitational pull of Washington forces that have humbled many of his predecessors.

The new president,seen by some as arrogant,[...]

Daschle crash:A taxing time for Obama

 

By Politico

So it turns out Barack Obama is not immune to the laws of political gravity after all.

Tom Daschle will go back to being a big time lobbyist

As Tom Daschle’s nomination for health and human services secretary slammed to a halt in a pile of broken glass,there [...]

Daschle withdraws as nominee for HHS secretary

A victory for taxpaying Americans. Tom Daschle,lobbyist,tax cheat and Obama pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services joins the long list of Obama picks to drop out. Several important questions now arise.

Who vetted these picks?

Is corruption endemic in the Democratic party?

When does the tax cheat Geithner resign?

Can we [...]

Daschle should go:NYT

 

by Frank James,Chicago Tribune

Tom Daschle begs us to understand his tax cheating

When a Democratic president wakes up to a New York Times editorial asking that the president’s pick for a key cabinet post withdraw his nomination because of tax and other troubling issues,that’s not a good start [...]

Report of Senate Finance Committee on Daschle

Sen Max Baucus and Sen Chuck Grassley of Senate Finance Committee

Statement from the Senate Finance Committee on the Nomination of Thomas A. Daschle: 

Thomas A. Daschle recently filed amended tax returns for 2005,2006 and 2007 reporting $128,203 in additional tax and $11,964 in interest. The adjustments resulted from additional [...]