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Tom Daschleâs Week From Hell
As April waned, Sen. Tom Daschle had the week from hell. Not only did three polls in South Dakota indicate he is likely to be beaten for re-election next year by any one of several Republicans, but the local bishop took offense at Tom's calling himself a Catholic and raising funds for the National Abortion Rights League - a bloody-handed bunch if ever there was one. As a former South Dakotan, I can tell you that this will not sit well with the electorate there. Having divorced his wife Laurie in 1984 to marry a 1976 Miss Kansas, Daschle is not a Catholic communicant, but until the bishop told him to cut it out he has for political purposes continued to list himself as Catholic. The second wife, Linda Daschle, now makes out in Washington as a well-connected lobbyist who reportedly draws about $6 million a year from special interests, including airlines looking for huge taxpayer bailouts and other favors. This is why Tommy Boy (who earns $ 171,000/year as a Senator) can afford to pay over $ 2 M for a new house in the D.C. area. Common man of the people my ass. Posted by: ColoradoConservative 2003-04-29 |
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