Tom Daschle
O melhor post que encontrei na blogosfera a propósito do fracasso da candidatura de Tom Daschle:
Marc Ambinder reports that Daschle was wounded by the press coverage. George Stephanopoulos says Daschle lacked the stomach for the coming fight. Others tell me he concluded there was no way he could be effective in the months to come. Everyone emphasizes the emotional asymmetry of his situation: He wasn't prepared to fight because he wasn't prepared for the assault. He was surprised.
Surprised.
But why was he surprised? He'd cashed the checks for the speeches to the insurance industry. He'd advised UnitedHealth Group. He wasn't a victim of some heretofore unknown side effect of Ambien ("may promote ethically ambiguous but surprisingly lucrative activities"). He was a savvy political operator playing according to well-established rules. His mistake was not realizing that the rules had changed. But then, it's not clear that anyone realized the rules had changed. Not even the man who changed them.
Surprised.
But why was he surprised? He'd cashed the checks for the speeches to the insurance industry. He'd advised UnitedHealth Group. He wasn't a victim of some heretofore unknown side effect of Ambien ("may promote ethically ambiguous but surprisingly lucrative activities"). He was a savvy political operator playing according to well-established rules. His mistake was not realizing that the rules had changed. But then, it's not clear that anyone realized the rules had changed. Not even the man who changed them.
Ezra Klein
Opening Statement link , Health and Human Services Secretary-Designate Tom Daschle Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions , 08.01.09
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