The March 19, 2003 edition of the Argus Leader carried the following quote from a presidential historian regarding Daschle's divisive comments on the eve of the Iraq war:
"It's certainly a different perception of the role of Senate leader than we have had typically," said Charles Jones, a presidential historian and emeritus professor at the University of Wisconsin. "We have had good Senate leaders. (Democrat Mike) Mansfield was fantastic. ... But never, even with Nixon, did he respond as Daschle has."It perplexes me," Jones said. "... Daschle just sounded bitter, almost mean-spirited, and I simply don't understand that."
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