Tom Daschle

Tom Daschle Withdrawal Urged By NYT, The Nation

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


Both the New York Times and The Nation have called for President Obama's Health and Human Services nominee to withdraw from contention over unpaid tax...

An Open Letter to Tom Daschle

Mimi Kennedy | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


Mimi Kennedy

You are a delinquent taxpayer, which undermines our trust in your fiscal judgment.

Cantor: People in Glass Houses...

Ira Forman | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


Ira Forman

At the House GOP retreat this weekend Minority Whip Eric Cantor made the following crack about Health and Human Services designee, Tom Daschle. "It's...

Feb. 2, 2009, News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


Richard Valeriani

Unemployment figures reach 16-year high. They now include impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who's now Bla-gone-evich. So much for presumption of innocence.

Why Obama Must Drop Daschle

Andy Ostroy | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

Let's face it, there's plenty of folks who can fill Daschle's post. He's an extraneous piece of the Obama puzzle.

Steele Urges GOP To Oppose Daschle Over Taxes

Legum's New Line | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


In a combative telephone interview with USA Today, RNC Chairman Michael Steele said that all Republicans should oppose Tom Daschle's nomination as sec...

Jason Linkins

Concern Over Dachle Kept To A Minimum

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.05.2009 | Media


Outrage over Tom Daschle's tax woes didn't even come close to reaching the dull apogee achieved by critics of Timothy Geithner on Sunday, with Daschle...

Daschle Faces Questions On Trips For Charity Groups

wsj.com | JONATHAN WEISMAN and MELANIE TROTTMAN | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics


Former Sen. Tom Daschle, already facing questions over his failure to pay some taxes in a timely fashion, will likely face another question when the S...

Daschle and Geithner: Too Important Not To Be Confirmed?

Sandy Goodman | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics


Sandy Goodman

People in high places ought to pay their taxes, to set an example for the rest of us. Especially the Treasury Secretary, who oversees the IRS.

The Case For Hypocrisy

Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.04.2009 | Politics


Stuart Whatley

The Obama administration, at least in some of these cases, should be lauded, not excoriated, for ignoring its own rules.

Health Care Groups Paid Daschle Over $200,000 In Past Two Years

Politico | Kenneth Vogel | Posted 03.03.2009 | Politics


Tom Daschle, tapped to be President Obama's health czar, was paid more than $200,000 by the health-care industry in the past two years, according to d...

Tom Daschle Tax Problem Emerges: UPDATED

Huffington Post | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics


UPDATE: February 3, 1:05PM ET: Additional reporting by Sam Stein and Rachel Weiner WASHINGTON -- Tom Daschle withdrew Tuesday as President Barack Oba...

Daschle Chief Of Staff Violates New Lobbyist Rule

Politico | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics


The new chief of staff to health reform czar Tom Daschle was a lobbyist through late last year and will have to recuse himself from issues he worked t...

Provide Primary Health Care, Save Money

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Jim Clyburn | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics


Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Jim Clyburn

Community health centers are open to patients with Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and those who have no insurance at all. No one who walks in is turned away because he or she lacks payment.

The Obama Health Care Transition Project at New York City Hall

Alex Geana | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics


Alex Geana

The room was filled with community organizers and activists. Notably missing: anyone from the mainstream health practice.

Tom Daschle Hearing: Obama HHS Nominee

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Tom Daschle told former Senate colleagues on Thursday that as health secretary he would learn from former President Bill Clinton's ...

Tom Daschle's Approach: Anything But Clinton

Politico | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


They might sit side-by-side in Barack Obama's Cabinet room someday, but Tom Daschle didn't much like Hillary Clinton's tactics for fixing health care ...

Between Gupta and Daschle, Who Will Fix Health Care?

Pia Sawhney | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics


Pia Sawhney

Sanjay Gupta and Michael Moore -- essentially two experts on health care who disagree ideologically on a range of health concerns -- had a fascinating exchange on Larry King Live.

Weekly Pulse: America's Next Top Doctor (Healthcare Newsladder)

The Media Consortium | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics


The Media Consortium

The surgeon general has an informal role as the country's leading medical and lifestyle educator, and it's that role the Gupta is uniquely positioned to fill.

Phasing Out of Transition and Into the Book Business

Mike Lux | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics


Mike Lux

Leaving transition work, I find myself a lot more hopeful about generally progressive policy coming out of the Obama administration than some of my friends in the progressive blogosphere.

Time for a Mental Health New Deal

Michael Sigman | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living


Michael Sigman

America's economic health is inextricably intertwined with its citizens' psychological well-being.

The Health Care Debate: What It Will Take to Cover Everyone

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics


Sarah van Gelder

It may take the same sort of grassroots involvement that got Obama elected president to keep the private insurance industry from hijacking the process.

Health Care Choices

Kirsten Moore | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics


Kirsten Moore

For almost twenty-five years the federal government has banned federal employees from choosing a health care plan that covered abortion.

Bail Them Out? Why Not Take Over Their Healthcare Instead?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 01.12.2009 | Business


Richard (RJ) Eskow

Let's have the government assume the cost of providing health care to auto workers, and have it take the lead in deciding how those health dollars are spent.

Universal Health Care and the New America -- Where is my Year End Bonus for Just Surviving

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics


Thomas DeLorenzo

Health care could easily be the glue that brings us all together, but instead it is the stuff that is keeping us apart. Why is there no one fighting for me, and others like me?