Obama Admits Mistake With Daschle

Well, here's something I can give President Obama some credit for. He admitted that not caring about the Daschle tax fraud was a mistake. Despite plenty of opportunities, Mr. Bush was never very good at admitting mistakes.

One would think someone as astute as Mr. Obama, or at least one of his advisers, would figure out that it was a bad idea to nominate three separate people with tax non-payment issues. It cannot be repeated enough that these are pro-tax people by and large. While it may be illegal for Republicans and Libertarians to evade taxes, it is at least not hypocritical.

President Obama noted that as he had run on a platform of change, it was not good to imply that politically connected people were treated differently than the public. Of course, it will continue to be true, but if he wants to get re-elected, he shouldn't throw it in people's faces.