Daschle was against middle-class tax cut before he was for it

I noted with interest the skeptical tone in the following passage from today's Wall Street Journal profile of the South Dakota Senate race:

A radio spot suggests Mr. Daschle masterminded the $146 billion package of tax cuts the president signed on the campaign trail last week. “It was Sen. Daschle who used his clout to bring Republicans and Democrats together to pass new tax cuts for the middle class,” the announcer says. “That’s real leadership.”

(Emphasis added.) I've heard this radio spot multiple times today, and it begins with an announcer saying that John Thune "isn't telling the whole story" about tax cuts. Of course, Daschle's ad doesn't tell the whole story, either. While in South Dakota Daschle claims he "used his clout to bring Republicans and Democrats together to pass new tax cuts for the middle class,” in Washington he said he was "embarrassed" about passing yet another tax cut, according to The Hill. Relevant graf:

Minority Leader Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) said on the floor that he was “very concerned” about the repercussions of passing yet another tax cut that would add to the deficit, adding that the deficit amounted to a “birth tax” on every American newborn.

“We ought to be embarrassed by the irresponsibility of doing things that are not properly offset and paid for,” Daschle said. Daschle, who is engaged in a fierce battle for reelection, also voted for last week’s tax cuts.

Once again, Daschle is caught saying one thing in South Dakota, and its 180 degree opposite in Washington.