Prediction--Daschle will not be setting Palin like trends in glasses

I can't see men rushing out to duplicate this look.

The NY Times does raise questions about Daschle's appointment.

President-elect Barack Obama’s selection of former Senator Tom Daschle for secretary of health and human services posed new questions on Wednesday about how broadly the new administration would apply Mr. Obama’s campaign promises to limit potential conflicts of interest among his appointees.

At issue is Mr. Daschle’s work since leaving the Senate four years ago as a board member of the Mayo Clinic and a highly paid adviser to health care clients at the law and lobbying firm Alston & Bird.

In a detailed list of campaign promises, Mr. Obama pledged that “no political appointees in an Obama administration will be permitted to work on regulations or contracts directly and substantially related to their prior employer for two years.”

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Did anyone really think a Chicago politician really meant what he said about conflicts of interest? The Obama campaign never lived up to its rhetoric about campaign finance either. It clearly solicited donations from foreigners in amounts that would not have to be reported. It took off routine checks that would have rejected donations with bogus names and addresses. While the Times is right to point out the discrepancies between Obama's promises and his actions, that is going to be a full time job in the Obama administration.

BTW, if Blogger crops part of Daschle's face, you can click on the image to see the whole picture.