tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post4627626801651497621..comments2024-03-26T03:20:19.840-04:00Comments on For Some Value of "Magic": On the Take?Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732819755000554717noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-31778691782025001792009-02-03T21:06:00.000-05:002009-02-03T21:06:00.000-05:00To be honest the tax problems are the best thing t...To be honest the tax problems are the best thing to have happened sense his nomination. I never liked him for the position for all the obvious reasons, and this was one of the better ways for him to vacate both the cabinet position and the committee spot. Best in the 'ripping the bandaid off quickly' way. It's over, nothing more to discuss, he is out, next.<BR/><BR/>[In case people missed it he has stepped down, 'declined', and will not play apart in the administration]Doug Napoleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331585381804299154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-3554682004420242582009-02-03T12:50:00.000-05:002009-02-03T12:50:00.000-05:00Mea culpa about his senatorial status, and many th...<I>Mea culpa</I> about his senatorial status, and many thanks for the information. But his indebtedness to the health industry still makes this look like a potentially unhealthy relationship. I'd like to see a rather greater degree of independence myself.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15732819755000554717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-79491770869445512152009-02-03T12:37:00.000-05:002009-02-03T12:37:00.000-05:00I'm pretty sure even a full-time job stops once yo...I'm pretty sure even a full-time job stops once you're fired.<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen anyone else claiming he was on the take when he was a Senator, everyone else seems to agree that the $5 million was made in just the last 4 years. Of course, that amplifies your point about how much he owes the health-care industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-11686207672742886852009-02-03T12:18:00.000-05:002009-02-03T12:18:00.000-05:00In all fairness to Sen Daschle, he lost his seat t...In all fairness to Sen Daschle, he lost his seat to John Thune in 2004. I haven't followed the specifics of his tax issues, but he has had plenty of time for the last four years to earn $5MM without interfering with his position as a former Senator.<BR/><BR/>His financial misdealings (if any) while in Congress should be subject to intense scrutiny, but it's fair to have a lower standard of scrutiny for his time as a "private citizen".Adam Turoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941071792943377879noreply@blogger.com