Owning Up

I just want to go on record saying Tom Daschle did the right thing by removing himself from the appointment process. I also want to note that I opposed the confirmation of Tim Geithner to head the treasury. Subsequently, my opposition also applies to whoever the lady was yesterday who also removed herself and also had tax evasion problems. You can't expect people in high office to have such illegal actions and have the support of the American people. I find it hard to believe that there isn't a single person in the world besides Tom Daschle that can fix health care. I'm sure there is possibly one other person that can do just as well or better than Daschle.

I also want to say President Obama did the right thing as well. He owned up to his mistakes. He actually sat down with the media and said "I screwed up." That's candor and openness we never had from George Bush. Obama said from the beginning of his administration that when they made mistakes they would admit to them. Yesterday he did just that.

I also know that Republicans will use this as an example to portray President Obama as weak and ineffective. But remember those are the same people who blindly stood behind a president who said he couldn't think of one single mistake he had made. To them admitting you're wrong is weakness. The American people deserve so much better than that.