Senator Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination as secretary of health and human services. Four days after being found to have not paid some taxes, Daschle withdrew, saying he would not have been able to lead an overhaul of the nation’s health care system “with the full faith of the Congress and the American people.” “I am [...]

I see Obama has chosen Tom Daschle as his new Health Secretary. This was fairly predictable given that Obama is extremely keen on attempting universal health care insurance. Clinton was the last one who tried to introduce this but his attempt was unsuccessful, for various reasons (largely because it was not well thought out). It remains [...]