18 April 2005
Daschle Becomes Advisor for "Special Interests"
Chuck Raasch had an opEd in the Argus this morning concerning Daschle's current employment status in an upscale Washington law firm:
Daschle is barred from lobbying his old colleagues for a year, but in announcing his hiring, his new employer said he would give 'policy advice' to clients. Translation: He'll provide an insider's roadmap on how clients can get their interests stoked and stroked in Congress. Daschle's new firm said he may not become a registered lobbyist per se, but he will if he follows the Dole model.
Let me recall - hmmmm - wasn't one of the former Senator's campaign mantras something about pledging to fight special interests in Washington? Is that the same as the current status, fighting FOR special interests in Washington? MOST of the words are the same, isn't that close enough? Or does reason dictate that a more probable understanding of the above is a lack of principle and an exercise of political expediancy - say anything to get votes & then later on... "principles? We don't need no stinking principles!"
Daschle is barred from lobbying his old colleagues for a year, but in announcing his hiring, his new employer said he would give 'policy advice' to clients. Translation: He'll provide an insider's roadmap on how clients can get their interests stoked and stroked in Congress. Daschle's new firm said he may not become a registered lobbyist per se, but he will if he follows the Dole model.
Let me recall - hmmmm - wasn't one of the former Senator's campaign mantras something about pledging to fight special interests in Washington? Is that the same as the current status, fighting FOR special interests in Washington? MOST of the words are the same, isn't that close enough? Or does reason dictate that a more probable understanding of the above is a lack of principle and an exercise of political expediancy - say anything to get votes & then later on... "principles? We don't need no stinking principles!"
