Tortured lib logic (John Cole): “Obama’s support for Daschle was not an ethical lapse … because Daschle was never confirmed.”
”With the Daschle issue, even though Obama is admitting a mistake, this was not an ethical lapse. Let me be clear. Tom Daschle was never in the administration. He was never confirmed. This was not failing to adhere to ethical standards, this WAS adhering to them. Same with that woman who withdrew her name yesterday for not paying a couple hundred taxes. But again- this wasn’t a failure to follow ethical standards, this was adherence to them. Say it again- Tom Daschle never was confirmed. Obama set ethical standards, and Daschle did not meet them. Obama’s mistake was supporting him, but in the end, we had the ethical outcome- no Daschle in the administration.”