Daschle bows out, another disappointment for Obama

Obama lost two of his nominees for cabinet positions today to troubles with taxes. Both Nancy Killefer and more notably, Tom Daschle. So far Obama's attempt to change the tone of Washington has been undermined by infighting among the Democrats and the usual fighting between parties. Nominating three different people who haven't paid their taxes doesn't exactly hail in a new "Era of Responsibility" either. I think congress and members of his own cabinet have put Obama's power to enact change into question and left him looking like a hypocrite.

So what is he going to do? Obama's approval rating has gone way down this week, is he going to be able to get his groove back or is the honeymoon just over? Hopefully, he has not gone through all the trouble of bringing the country together so that we can be collectively let down.