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Steve Nikitas br> Pittsfield, MA /p> p> DASCHLE IN HIDING br> Re: The Washington Prowler's Behind Tom's Turnaround : /p> p>I believe that Daschle's decision not to try for President in 2004 is related to his refusal to make public his tax returns. I can't imagine what he is hiding but, believe he came to the realization that he could no longer rely on the leftist media to cover for him and treat the whole issue as "old news." Clinton was confident that whatever he told the "press corps" riding on the bus was all that the voters would hear. The current alternatives to this captive leftist media of yesterday must have convinced Daschle the he wouldn't be able to conceal the truth and he folded. br> -- unsigned /p>

Daschle removing himself from the presidential lottery came down to one item.

Very simply this, he cannot allow the news media to reveal that his second wife, for whom he ditched the first wife and kids, is a full-fledged, full-time lobbyist making millions of dollars annually, and that they are rich, rich, rich beyond belief. Releasing his tax returns and opening up Linda Hall to scrutiny would not be a wise move for him/her.

p>He would be revealed for what he is, the media would have no choice.

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