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Irony, Thy Name Is Tom Daschle

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thunder; now eta-powered
02/04/09

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Just a thought; any bets on whether that's actually Daschle's car? SD license plate number AJA 853. Probably belonged to some grunt staffer who thought it was so cool to have his clunker in a campaign ad for the boss. Wouldn't surprise me in the least.
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beercheck
02/03/09

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He's probably kicking himself now. For paying.
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Dhillaz 2.0
02/03/09

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Has anyone realised that this article has two identical opening paragraphs?
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Mad_Science
02/03/09

@Dhillaz: I noticed, but was afraid they'd change it right as/after I commented, thus making me look like an ass.

Although, I will admit that I read both and got all the way to the end of the second one before it dawned on me. I was on my first cup of coffee...
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bzr
02/03/09

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Ooh, that "burning oil" thing is going to have to change, Mr. Daschle. You don't want to piss off the environmentalist movement.

You think he still has it? Or did he upgrade to the next cheap rebadged Pontiac, a G5? Maybe that was a gift too, because there's no way in hell anybody's buying one of those.
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413wedge
02/03/09

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Do these guys pay taxes for their beautiful traveling companions too?
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Mad_Science
02/03/09

@bigblockautoX: Those are independent contractors.
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thunder; now eta-powered
02/03/09

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Nekkid as a jaybird.
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olds
02/03/09

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The emperor's new clothes are beautiful, don't you think?
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MushyHeirloom
02/03/09

@olds: I do wish I couldn't see his danging manbits.
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Mad_Science
02/03/09

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If I ever get some high-ranking position, I'm going to decline the car service and just have them cut me a check.

You could get a pretty sweet car for that kind of cash. Or maybe a few cars. In fact, you could pick up a small fleet of El Caminos.
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Sloop_John_B
02/03/09

@Mad_Science: Yes, but on your route to politics you would have lost all sense of taste. Instead of El caminos, you would adorn your driveway with Amphicars, Pintos and Gremlins.
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Mad_Science
02/03/09

@Sloop_John_B: Amphicars, Pintos and Gremlins, oh my!.

Seriously, you could do a lot worse.

The automotive world view of most elected officials consists of:

Taxis

Towncars

Hyrbids as a synonym for Good

Trucks/SUVs as a synonym for Evil

Regardless of politics, if I heard someone was driving an '85 4Runner or a GNX or something I'd totally vote for them.
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MushyHeirloom
02/03/09

@Mad_Science: One of our state representatives has a New Beetle. Yeah, we keep re-electing her, because it's not a Prius.
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grzydj
02/03/09

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That's weird, I was just telling some cohorts how I remember seeing an ad when I was a kid when Daschle was running for Senate where he talked about driving himself to work when everybody else drove or took limos. Heck, I even said I thought he drove a Nova. I think it's an Olds variant (??) but I was pretty close.

Guess he isn't the good old boy that he used to be. South Dakota rep-ra-zent.
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thunder; now eta-powered
02/03/09

@grzydj: He never was the 'good old boy' he claimed to be.
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Jo Schmo
02/03/09

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Apparently his car is responsible for global warming too
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Gearhead_42 - Nibbles ate my garage!
02/03/09

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You realize what's happening here? Any one of us who ever paid some kid to mow the lawn, or a college student to watch their kids, without reporting it will be rendered "unfit" for public office...

Honestly, at what point do we get a grip and worry about the bigger picture?
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Ash78, tryptophanatic
02/03/09

@Gearhead_42: I agree on the bigger picture thing. But at the same time, the bank where I work can take disciplinary action against me for overdrawing my personal checking account (same with my previous employer). It's just part of this new push for "holistic character standards" or whatever you'd like to call it. Sort of like how they check your credit when you apply for a job.
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scroggzilla raids again
02/03/09

@Ash78: ....and THAT's why I'm glad I no longer work for a bank.
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If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
02/03/09

@Gearhead_42: I don't know about you, but when I paid the neighborhood kid to cut the grass, it never amounted to over $100k in upaid taxes.

Besides, our new treasury secretary did the same thing and got away with it.
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Gearhead_42 - Nibbles ate my garage!
02/03/09

@Ash78: Ouch. Slippery slope to a rather Orwellian future if you ask me.

That's what I get for reading too much as a kid ;-)
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Ash78, tryptophanatic
02/03/09

@Gearhead_42: 1984 has been my favorite book since 8th grade.
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clinto
02/03/09

@Gearhead_42: I agree there is a bigger picture to be worried about, but he is totally unfit to try and fix health care. He is part of the problem.

You can not ask the foxes to protect the hens.

On a related note, there was a Duster in his commercial! woot!
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Timtoolman, sporadically speaking
02/03/09

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I was just reading about it. And the government, which failed miserably to oversee where their $700 billion financial bailout money went, is going to lecture the auto industry. There's got to be a stronger word than ironic.
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beercheck
02/03/09

@Timtoolman, now with power tools!: Titanic?
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Ash78, tryptophanatic
02/03/09

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He should have been taxied to work in a business jet.
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
02/03/09

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When will it stop? At least he had the decency to withdraw. Or maybe it was the embarassment.

Getting past the politics, I would love a limousine and a driver for my work commute. I'll take a Mercedes Pullman, or a chauffered Bentley. Hell, I'll take anything at this point.
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JDisnidiet
02/03/09

@leavethegun-takethecannoli: Hold it - you still have a job? Dang!
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
02/03/09

@JDisnidiet: For now.
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If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
02/03/09

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What's worse? That Daschle didn't pay his taxes, or that he willingly drove a Ventura?
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