Tom Daschle
Tom Daschle
Thomas Andrew "Tom" Daschleis a policy advisor, lobbyist, former U.S. Senator from South Dakota, and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 December 1947
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There may not be much difference between Democrats and Republicans anymore.
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While endangering one of the most pristine areas in the world, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would do nothing to make our country more energy independent.
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I think we are isolating ourselves, and in so isolating ourselves, I think we're minimizing ourselves, I don't think we are taken as seriously today as we were a few years ago.
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Diplomacy has been exhausted .. Continued instability in the Balkans threatens important U.S. national interests,.
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[I am] saddened, saddened, that this president [Bush] failed so miserably at diplomacy that we're now forced to go to war. Saddened that we have to give up one life because this president couldn't create the kind of diplomatic effort that was so critical for our country.
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President Bush failed "miserably" at diplomacy, forcing the United States into war.
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Their legislation actually creates a singles penalty that I believe will be the subject of further debate ... their amendment lopsidedly favors those at the very top of the economic scale at the expense of the middle class,
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These are difficult issues, ... Economics has always separated our parties philosophically, and to overcome the philosophical differences is something that we are going to try and do.
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This is a Congress that is much more interested in investigating than legislating,
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Allegations that the administration withheld critical information from policymakers and threatened the career of a public servant must be fully and thoroughly investigated.
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a high price to pay for testing that was not required this early in the schedule for missile defenses.
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a great leader for our country because what he's saying is, you know, with all due respect, we don't think that this is right for our nation.
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All of the Rush Limbaugh wannabes have a very shrill edge.
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And it certainly involves dealing with holding certain suspects who may be the subject of investigative efforts.