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I'd take Tom Daschle over Harry Reid running the Senate (or at HHS over Sebelius) any day, but I am skeptical of the theory he was "shivved". You're right that

I'd take Tom Daschle over Harry Reid running the Senate (or at HHS over Sebelius) any day, but I am skeptical of the theory he was "shivved". You're right that the car service issue should not have been enough to sink him, but I think that was a convenient out: IIRC, Republicans were getting ready to ask some uncomfortable questions about his wife's lobbying efforts, and I can understand why neither he nor the President were excited about going down that road. Also keep in mind that his tax troubles came to light after Geithner's and others', so there was less slack left to give.

hga 13y ago
Urk, I left out "possibly" in front of shivved, follow the link and I'm much less certain, and in fact still lean towards my initial opinion which you've fleshed out/reminded me more about. Still, suppose this was the one decision that sinks Obamacare.... Well, that's 20/20 ... erm, forcasting??? And, yeah, Sebelius was a known disaster when picked (I live right across the border from Kansas); I mean, she let the state run out of money one month (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Sebelius#Tax_revenue_crisis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Sebelius#Tax_revenue_c...), rather a surprise as I remember. I strongly suspect she follows in the usual Obama Administration pattern Cabinet members being figureheads and cheerleaders instead of true executives, which we'll likely be about to guess about when she testifies this week. Reid ... I'll just go with a Wall Street Journal writer's description of his coming across like a "slightly overeager undertaker" ^_^.