The Daily Background
| ‘08ers- Daschle is out
by Arlen Parsa
I’m not sure how many people were expecting him to run, but former Democratic Senator Tom Daschle has decided against an ‘08 run for the White House:
He served as a senator representing South Dakotans in Washington for more than 25 years and has invested more than a year laying the groundwork for a presidential campaign.
Tom Daschle was expected to make a decision about running for president by the end of the year, and Saturday, he told KELOLAND News he has decided not to seek the United States’ highest office in 2008.
“I’ve made a decision that I will not seek the presidency of the United States,†Daschle said.
Daschle also said of Democratic Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack’s Presidential chances “It’s an uphill battle for somebody from the Midwest but clearly he’s got what it takes and I think he’s going to do well.” Eh, it’s a good thing in my mind. The party needs fresh blood and Daschle, who has kept a low profile since being voted out of office, does not represent that. As for Vilsack- well I’ve talked about him before and the man has no chance (he may be merely running for the Vice Presidential spot at this point), which is a good thing, since he’s a weak centerist Joe-Lieberman-esque DLC’er.
Get ready for Evan Bayh’s announcement that he’s going to start an Exploratory Committetm next week.
Five years ago I interviewed Tom Vilsack on a Walk Across Iowa. It is the second interview on Episode 59 of “Perils For Pedestrians”, now available on Google Video at:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=%22Perils+For+Pedestrians%22
Contents of Episode 59 (2001):
–A new safety device for transit buses.
–Governor Vilsack walks across Iowa.
–The Fifth Annual Native American Lifesavers Conference in Bismarck, ND.
–Pedestrians form 25 percent of traffic fatalities in Indian Country.
–Bike-Walk Virginia meets in Charlottesville, VA.
–An old pedestrian mall is seeing new life in Charlottesville, VA.
–The League of American Bicyclists hosts a legislative summit in Washington, DC.
–The Thunderhead Alliance promotes local bicycle advocacy.
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