On Daschle, on Donner, On Vixen...

Today former Sen. Tom Daschle withdrew his name from consideration to be Secretary of HHS. Good. Daschle's $140k income tax "oversight" was only one problem. The larger problem was that his post Senate career demonstrated the kind on insider-influence- peddling-unofficial-lobbying, which makes men like Daschle rich, but impoversishes the idea that government should look out for the common good.

Oddly, President Obama's misstep may actually be a sign that we are making some progress.