Ethics Problem: Former Senator Tom Daschle's Law Firm Doing Work for the White House Helping Spin Facts to Promote New State Health Care Program

Source: http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/08/25/what-is-going-on-2/
Date: Aug 25, 2009

New York Times’ David Kirkpatrick

Ethics Problem: Former Senator Tom Daschle's Law Firm Doing Work for the White House Helping Spin Facts to Promote New State Health Care Program

Do you like the idea of Former Senator Tom Daschle being so cozy with the White House while his law firm is deeply involved in lobbying for health care providers? Daschle is, in my opinion, candy coating what he does and calls himself a "resource" and not a lobbyist. Resource? He might be right -- he gets info at the White House, or gains info of which way the "wind is blowing" and then returns and tell his partners who represent (make $) who have a giant interest in the health care bill. He knows or is part of the "inside track" ....and then pedals it to others he works with. He calls it being a resource. I call it way too cozy. Is this transparency?



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Life and Human Dignity Jerry Stokes 2009
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