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Mar 7

Daschle might vote for Hillary?

Category: Misc

By Denise Ross

Don’t take my word for it. Listen to Tom himself.

Daschle was on The Daily Show Thursday night talking about his book, Critical, but he and Jon Stewart talked mostly about TAD’s status as a super-delegate from South Dakota.

Here’s a transcript of the key section:

TAD: There’s overwhelming sentiment that we ought to let the elected delegates make the decision of who the nominee is, and we ought to support the elected delegates.

STEWART: So whoever is in front in delegates.

TAD: Exactly.

STEWART: So if Hillary Clinton is in front in delegates, you’ll switch to her?

TAD: Absolutely. You have to.

STEWART: Well, that’s nice to hear, that it will be a fair process.

6 Comments so far

  1. Bruce March 7th, 2008 5:17 pm

    Tom seemed confused about how he was notified as being a super delegate, about a month ago … by someone through mail … because of his position. What position? Is citizen-Tom a position. Hmm.

  2. John March 7th, 2008 7:22 pm

    That’s pretty jerky, Bruce. Republicans seem to forget that he was the Senate Majority Leader for a short time. Whether you like it or not, that makes Daschle important. People who have held high positions are often chosen as super-delegates.

    If Republicans has super-delegates, you probably wouldn’t be upset if Bill Frist was chosen.

  3. Bill Fleming March 8th, 2008 2:47 pm

    Maybe even Tom Delay.

    (…put clothes pin on nose…)

  4. Bruce March 8th, 2008 7:42 pm

    Fleming, Tom is a D.C. resident. You can defend that if you want.

    Daschle also had a problem with writing automatic failure into his bills. If you care to research language in his bills you may notice the pattern. Other “top flight” Democrats held to the same pattern so there is more than a coincidence trending toward political gamesmanship rather than taking care of business.

    What he did goes beyond my party affiliation and right to the core of using issues as game pieces.

    By the way, “If” is not the germane. I’m just saying.

  5. Bruce March 8th, 2008 8:02 pm

    Fleming, I am glad Daschle was having a good time. I was having a good time watching the show.

    Hey, while you are at it calling me jerky, look up the Missouri River Mitigation Act. Then consider calling me jerky. I don’t know. Maybe you don’t understand the significance.

  6. bill Fleming March 14th, 2008 10:45 am

    Bruce. do you like rellenos better than encheladas?

    How about molé? Are you into that?

    Oh, and that Missouri thing? Ok, I can look it up,
    or you could just tell me over a taco.

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