The house of cards is beginning to collapse around Tom Daschle's ears as he tries to portray himself as a Bush supporter at home and as Bush's chief nemesis in Washington, as seen by a story in The Hill headlined "String of losses stirs Dem grumbling as talk of Dorgan challenge subsides." Excerpt:
“There’s no question that it can be very difficult for someone from a very small state,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), referring to Daschle in particular. “I don’t think Tom has ever let his responsibility to his state diminish his leadership position.”
Is this what Tom Daschle tells his Democratic colleagues? Not to worry because he won't let his responsibility to his state diminish his leadership position? If so, what's all that talk about putting South Dakota's agenda on the national agenda? I guess in Tom Daschle's world, the DC liberal agenda trumps the interests of South Dakota.
UPDATE: Another thought: There have been rumblings about Tom Daschle's leadership in various publications for some time now. Articles in Roll Call, the National Journal, The New Republic, The American Prospect, The Nation, and the liberal website Buzzflash all have addressed this. Typically, the only publication that has NOT addressed this is the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, South Dakota's newspaper of record.
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