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To: Bill who wrote (153830)	2/4/2009 1:38:52 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

"The Democrats can probably force through Daschle. But why would they want to? This could be one of those battles that's more costly if you win. With Geithner and Daschle in prominent positions in the Obama administration -- and Charlie Rangel heading Ways and Means -- Democrats will have saddled themselves with three prominent symbols of non-compliance with tax laws at the same time they will eventually have to push for higher taxes. And as any journalist knows, three makes a trend." The larger point is that Obama fell short of his own standard on transparency, John Dickerson says in Slate: "By apparently hoping the news stayed buried until the press discovered it, the Obama team operated in the shadows, not in the sunlight. "Telling us about Daschle's problems before the press did would not have wiped them away. But if the White House had revealed them first, at least it would have reduced the feeling that it was trying to hide something. In addition to whatever credit they would have gotten for acting in good faith, early disclosure would also have allowed the administration to get the first crack at defining the debate on its own terms.