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A personal report. Last night (Wednesday, 11/4/2009) I attended a discussion with former senator Tom Daschle, now advisor on health care to President Obama. The event was held at the Reagan Library in California. What was unique about this event was that the audience was largely comprised of insurance agents who market and service health insurance in California. Also represented at the event were the major insurance companies selling health insurance to Californians, Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna, Kaiser Permanente, Humana, Health Net and others. I am sure that a transcript of the event will be made public, but in general...

In the current controversy regarding Tom Daschle's failure to report income (and thereby evade the taxes on that income), Daschle has portrayed himself as the most honest person in America, who always intended to pay all the taxes he owes, and who simply made an honest mistake. But history shows that this is not the first time Daschle has dodged taxes, raising even more questions about Daschle's veracity and fitness for office.

Little Tommy Daschle is mad that he'll have to pony up for Showtime to watch Viacom's attack on Ronald and Nancy Reagan. CBS's decision to dump "The Reagans" onto its sister pay-cable channel "smells of intimidation to me," the Senate minority leader grumbled today. Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie, however, noted that putting the schlockumentary before a smaller audience did not make it any less inaccurate. Without changes, Showtime should remind viewers every 10 minutes that the movie is fictional, he said. CBS's decision "gives new hope to all of the people who don't like what they see on...

Tonight on the Evening News, KMOV, Channel 4 in St. Louis ran part of an interview with Senator Carnahan that will run in full tomorrow. In the interview she distances herself from Dascle's comments demanding an apology from President Bush. When asked directly whether the President should apologize she sideskirted the issue and appeared to take the high road. In addition, when asked about Iraq, she surprised the reporter by saying that President Bush should be given the strongest possible declaration of support. When asked if this didnt go counter to what the Democrat leadership would want, she used that...