Daschle says political role was more defensive than offensive

Associated Press ^ | Sun, Dec. 26, 2004 | DIRK LAMMERS

[zzen01]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle said the political role he played during the past quarter century was more defensive than offensive, and that kept him from pursuing the proactive agenda he envisioned when he first entered politics.

[sevry]

Dirk likes Tom, perhaps. But Tom is a liar. If the GOP were going to take food out of the hands of innocent babes, it was probably Tom who told you that. If the Republicans were going to destroy Social Security overnight, it was probably Lyin Tommy who told you. The GOP planning on giving all the money to Hollywood fatcat libs, Tom told ya - except he'd phrase it as, the 'rich', and not mention his wealthy lib benefactors. GOP would stormtroop right into your closet - probably Tom was the source (not that stormtroopin into closets was something he necessarily found objectionable, if one remembers Clinton, Reno, and one Easter). I find it amazing he was so often elected. As people have said, it CLEARLY has to have been the case that he ran as one candidate in the state, very different from the man, if I can call him that, that he was in the Senate.

Tom Daschle was CATEGORICALLY A DISGRACE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

[Cobra64]

I agree. Sean merely parrots Rush. Sean's grammar is horrible. Sean uses so many pronouns in the midst of 27 topics at the same time, it it tough to decipher what the hell he's talking about.

[NoCmpromiz]

Coulter, now, she can debate. I wonder what you think of HER?

Ummm... Where's the obligatory picture???

[hermgem]

Daschle originally wanted to be offensive but informs us to have been defensive.
This is what takes place in a man that gave up his ideal and followed one of at first easier appearing route of taking orders.
Too late to get away from it once you're in this rot you're caught.
His basic flaw:
Only superficial determination to begin with nor enough conviction of standing up and fighting for what you belief in. Tom: Retrospect is a confession that it's too late.

[sevry]

Where's the obligatory picture???

What do you think of . . her? I sort of agree about Hannity, but would not go anywhere near as far in criticizing him as you do.

[Republican Wildcat]

Wah nah nah nah, Wah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye!

[Republican Wildcat]

(Oh, by the way, that last message of mine was to Daschle, not you). :-)

[Reader of news]

Daschle, who plans to continue living in Washington, said he hasn't decided what he wants to do but would like to stay involved in public policy. He has ruled out lobbying and running for office, instead considering writing, lecturing, teaching and opportunities in the private sector.

Daschle was a DC resident and represented the values of Washington, D.C., not the SD ones.

[albee]

I know it is kind of early, but may I submit my nomination of Tom Daschle for "MISTER IRRELEVANT - 2005?"

[Luddite Patent Counsel]

Coulter is a wonderful attack dog, good command of facts, never flustered, stays on track, relentless in pursuit of her opponent, seldom concedes a point or repeats herself unnecessarily. I don't know how well she would wear 3 hours a day, though. Of course, Rush is a master entertainer, and Laura Ingraham seems to strike a nice balance between being tough and listenable.