Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Yes, Tommy Daschle Wants to Be President, And, Yes, He is Mentally Disturbed
Former US Senator Tommy Daschle of South Dakota, who lost re-election (one of only 2 party leaders to lose a re-election race in the 20th century), says he is "considering" a run for the presidency in 2008.
This just gets better all the time.
Tom Daschle considers bid for president
With all due respect to Mr. Sabato, Tommy Daschle has less chance of being elected President, either in 2008, 2012, 2016, or any other time, than Abraham Lincoln has of coming back to life and becoming a Ku Klux Klan member.
Remember: Tommy Daschle was a mean-spirited, egotistic loser who was defeated for re-election when he tried to block every piece of Republican legislation in the US Senate, at the same time he was running commercials telling his fellow South Dakotans (who voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004 by 60-40) that he was a firm supporter of President Bush and even (hilariously) showing him hugging the President in a warm embrace. The voters didn't buy his malarkey.
And let's also not forget the last (er, loser) who ran for President from South Dakota. Does the name George McGovern come to mind?
Former US Senator Tommy Daschle of South Dakota, who lost re-election (one of only 2 party leaders to lose a re-election race in the 20th century), says he is "considering" a run for the presidency in 2008.
This just gets better all the time.
Tom Daschle considers bid for president
Former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle is weighing the possibility of running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.
"I have received a lot of encouragement," Daschle said in an email today to the Argus Leader.
Daschle didn't rule out the possibility of an official announcement in the near future. But for now, he said, he has no plans to run for national office.
In his email, Daschle said the primary factors in his decision "would be my family and our mutual decision to consider the rigors of a campaign and reentry into public life."
Daschle made similar comments over the weekend to another publication. In a Saturday story in the National Journal, Daschle said he was "taking a look at" entering the race.
Analysts see the 2008 race beginning to take shape, with candidates and possible candidates from both parties hinting more openly about their plans.
Larry Sabato, a political expert at the University of Virginia, said Daschle was not in his latest rankings of likely Democratic candidates because he wasn't convinced Daschle would run.
"I wouldn’t call him the favorite, or even second or third. But it’s early," Sabato said.
With all due respect to Mr. Sabato, Tommy Daschle has less chance of being elected President, either in 2008, 2012, 2016, or any other time, than Abraham Lincoln has of coming back to life and becoming a Ku Klux Klan member.
Remember: Tommy Daschle was a mean-spirited, egotistic loser who was defeated for re-election when he tried to block every piece of Republican legislation in the US Senate, at the same time he was running commercials telling his fellow South Dakotans (who voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004 by 60-40) that he was a firm supporter of President Bush and even (hilariously) showing him hugging the President in a warm embrace. The voters didn't buy his malarkey.
And let's also not forget the last (er, loser) who ran for President from South Dakota. Does the name George McGovern come to mind?
