It's reported that Tom "100 Yard" Daschle has withdrawn as the nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services over concerns about his failure to pay past-due taxes and his connections with health insurance and health lobbying interests. President Obama has accepted his withdrawal "with regret."
Let's see: there's Bill Richardson (out), Tim Geithner (in, but soiled), and now Daschle. Do you get the feeling that there were flaws in the vetting process? What is it about these people that they won't keep their names out of contention for senior positions, despite legal or financial problems? E-G-O.
