"Come on in, Tommy Boy. The Water's Fine!"
This should be fun!
Posted on 06/08/2006 2:59:39 PM PDT by ncountylee
Tom Daschle, once the most important Democrat in the Senate, tested a possible appeal to New Hampshire voters Thursday to make him the most important Democrat in 2008.
The former three-term senator, who is considering a White House bid, excoriated President Bush in a speech to local New Hampshire Democrats, arguing that the chief executive and his administration "have got to be the most arrogant crowd I ever worked with."
Daschle criticized Bush for launching the war in Iraq, secret domestic wiretapping and a national debt that he argued will be passed on to future generations. He complained that the administration is too cozy with oil companies and has ignored the threat of global warming.
No longer constrained by the politics of his heavily Republican state, the former South Dakota senator has been free to rail against the administration since he lost his Senate seat to Republican John Thune in 2004.
Daschle denied that he has moved to the left since leaving office, arguing that his former constituents would agree with him. "I think South Dakotans are far more aware of many of the problems created by this administration than they were two years ago," he said.
The former Senate Minority leader spoke to a crowd of more than 100 Democrats, many state legislators and city officials, and received several standing ovations, hoots and hollers.
Still, several Democrats said prior to the event that they were surprised when they heard Daschle was coming to the early primary state.
"I hadn't heard he was on the list of those way out in front," said state Senate Democratic Leader Sylvia Larsen.
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Could have posted as humor, I guess.
Hillary must be having a good laugh over this one.
I hope he wins the nomination.
Imagine a Daschle/Gore ticket!
Go for it Tommy. I hope you raise $10 Million. That will mean that much less for others who actually have a chance!
Yawn! What a waste of time this guy is!
ping
Daschle is half the man Hillary is (figuratively, and literally).
Nobody else but a liberal would lose his own state, and think he can win nationally.
He needs to get on "Meet the Press" and discuss how he's "deeply concerned, Tim" about blah, blah, ......
Al Gore still thinks he won nationally in 2000, even though the great people of Tennessee dumped their former "favorite son" for W.
"Come on in, Tommy Boy. The Water's Fine!"
This should be fun!
ROFLMAO! Tom who?
talk about having a good laugh - loved all the comments!!!
It is going to be fun watching each side field their dozen plus wannabes.
The 04 Dem primaries/debates were just a prelude. In 08 we're going to have two circus tents filled with clowns.
A dozen or so Dems and another dozen or so Pubbies --- OMG.
Regards, Ivan
Was he deeply saddened?
Imagine a Daschle/Dean ticket!
Who?
Go for it Tom! Spend that liberal money big time.
Who is exactly going to give him money other than Republicans with a sense of humor and mischief? Daschle has no constituency. He was ineffective, obnoxious, and he couldn't convince his own state that holding on to a party leader was important enough for pork to keep him in office.
Bring it on Tom.
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