DASCHLE Doesn't Rule Out '08 Run

[liberalpragmatist]

This is a little ridiculous.

I feel bad for the man, and I guess he has a right to run in '08 if he wants. But I think he's probably delusional if he thinks he's going to get anywhere. LOSING a Senate race isn't the best qualification for the presidency, unless you're Abe Lincoln. And sorry to say it Tom, but you're no Abe Lincoln. Well, maybe we could have Newt v. Daschle - a faceoff between thoroughly discredited congressional leaders!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051012/pl_afp/uspoliticsfrance;_ylt=Aj.kTONVqjYzey3b7bGToZqyFz4D;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--

PARIS (AFP) - Tom Daschle, a former US senator who lost his seat last year, told AFP that he was undecided about whether to run as a candidate in 2008 presidential elections that will decide who will succeed George W. Bush.

"I haven't made any decision about my political future," he said during a visit to Paris when asked specifically about his plans regarding the presidency.

"My hope is to make as much of a contribution for my party over the next couple of years as I can," he said.

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In his interview with AFP, Daschle, 58, ruled out taking a shot at the governorship of South Dakota, saying "I have little interest in state government, I have far greater interest in national government."