Public nuisance Senator Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) is trying to tap-dance away from his callow cheap shots at GWB. Even Hillary Clinton won't stand on the same side of the field with this guy. Pathetic.
Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle says his criticism of President Bush's war policies toward Iraq 48 hours before U.S. troops went into combat was "ill-timed," but he did not retract them. "I don't think the timing of those comments was necessarily the best; I think they could have been better timed," Mr. Daschle said Thursday. "I had no idea when I said them what the timing of the military operation would be." Mr. Daschle has been hit by nearly two weeks of criticism in a blizzard of newspaper editorials and radio and TV talk shows ever since he said that Mr. Bush had put the lives of U.S. troops in danger because, in the South Dakota senator's words, the president had "failed so miserably at diplomacy that we're now forced to war."
In sharp contrast to his bitter remarks nearly two weeks ago, Mr. Daschle is now praising Mr. Bush's handling of the war and repeatedly praising U.S. troops for their skill and bravery. "The president is doing extremely well in implementing the war plan. The effort overall has been extremely successful," said Mr. Daschle, who earlier this year announced he would not seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004. Mr. Daschle's sudden turnaround followed a firestorm back home, where many South Dakotans reacted with anger and outrage after hearing his comments.
Posted by Alan at March 29, 2003 11:02 AM