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Daschle to Head Health & Human Services

by BooMan
Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 12:22:11 PM EST

Roll Call (subscription) reports that Tom Daschle will be the Secretary of Health & Human Services.

Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) has been offered the job of Health and Human Services secretary by President-elect Barack Obama and has accepted the job, according to a Democratic source close to Daschle.

This appointment sends a strong signal that Obama is serious about a health care bill. As former Majority (and Minority) Leader of the Senate, Daschle knows the needs and idiosyncrasies of all but the most recently elected members. With Daschle working the Senate and Rahm working the House, Obama should be able to get the maximum number of votes for whatever bill he wants. This is a very good appointment.

Daschle to Head Health & Human Services | 15 comments (15 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Daschle to Head Health & Human Services (none / 1)

Great appointment, surely. Still, there are some of us who like to see Daschle back in the Senate in the future.

by shergald on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 12:30:31 PM EST

Daschle has no way back to the senate (none / 0)

HHS is a very very good place for him. He is one guy I really like.

by dataguy on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 12:57:43 PM EST
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Re: Daschle to Head Health & Human Services (none / 0)

Rumors are rumors, even when they appear to be good news.

So we have rumored:
Hillary Clinton - State
Eric Holder - Attorney General
Gates - Defense
Daschle - Health and Human Services

Campaigning, railroading, or has the Obama operation suddenly gotten leaky?

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by TarheelDem (editor@thepartielion.com) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 12:35:22 PM EST

Re: Daschle to Head Health & Human Services (none / 0)

Here's the rest of the article:

Daschle, who served in the Senate until he lost his re-election bid in 2004, also is set to take on the position of "health care czar" in the Obama White House, ensuring that he does not get bigfooted on matters relating to health care policy, according to this source.
Daschle was a close adviser to Obama throughout the Illinois Democrat's presidential campaign, and has been outspoken about his desire to enact a government-funded health care insurance program to help cover the approximately 40 million Americans who do not have coverage.

by BooMan on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 12:38:02 PM EST
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Re: Daschle to Head HHS (none / 1)

It's a sieve we can believe in.

by wilderness wench on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 12:42:09 PM EST
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Re: Daschle to Head Health & Human Services (none / 0)

So goes my last hope for a little satisfaction with this appointment business.

by wilderness wench on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 12:36:23 PM EST

Re: Daschle to Head Health & Human Services (none / 0)

What's your issue with Daschle?

When Obama decided to take on the Clinton machine, he went to the one faction powerful enough to take them on...the Gephardt/Daschle team that had been both powerful and severely alienated by the Clinton administration. Daschle was the invisible hand guiding Obama all thoughout the pre-primary period. He has earned a position in this administration and deserved credit for preventing a Clinton restoration.

I can't think of a better use of his skills and connections than Health.

by BooMan on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 12:41:41 PM EST
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Re: Daschle (none / 0)

Daschle is a GREAT appointment here. There's a reason Daschle was targeted with Anthax. He's one of the good guys. I'm so glad - this also sends a strong message to Hillary - hands off health care!

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 12:49:02 PM EST
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Re: Daschle to Head HHS (none / 0)

Just fantasy, BooMan. Fantasy.
I would've liked to see the man who set so much of the groundwork for Obama's successful campaign get his props somehow. HHS would seem about right.
But as I say, it's fantasy. I won't be offended if you call me goofy.

Sincerely, however: what is it about Daschle, aside of his political abilities, that would recommend him specifically to the HHS rather than another appointment, since I'm assuming that the HHS operates in the implementation of health care policy beyond bills' passage?

by wilderness wench on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 12:50:46 PM EST
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PS (none / 0)

Gotta go to work, unfortunately. Back later!

by wilderness wench on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 12:58:43 PM EST
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Re: Daschle to Head HHS (none / 0)

The biggest task is actually passing a decent health care bill. Once it is passed the Democrats will have a whole new constituency of working poor people that have tended to watch FOX News and vote Republican. Daschle is the best person I can think of to get a bill thru the Senate.

Howard Dean would not be good at that. Once it is passed, then Dean would probably be a better man to have in charge of Health, but that's putting the cart before the horse.

by BooMan on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 01:00:15 PM EST
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Re: Daschle to Head HHS (none / 0)

Got it. Thank you.

by wilderness wench on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 10:03:47 AM EST
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This might sound a bit picky cause I do like the rumored appontments so far, but is it not possible to find and appoint some "younger" folks. This election was a "Generational" election and as a result, wouldn't it be nice to see some younger faces?
And this is coming from a almost 70 year old fart!

by billjpa (billjpa@aol.com) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 01:49:22 PM EST

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you'll see younger faces in the smaller cabinet positions and in the undersecretaries and deputy secretaries. That's where you build a bench.

by BooMan on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 02:04:22 PM EST
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Daschle is a good man. Glad to see this happen.

dd

by lyvwyr101 (lyvwyr101@aol.com) on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 11:00:10 AM EST

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