Packer thinks that Obama can’t afford hypocrisy:
Obama should insist that the decent and high-minded Daschle withdraw from consideration as Health and Human Services Secretary….For Obama, it’s especially important not to have a double standard. A lot of his influence in cleaning up the corruptions of the private sector will be rhetorical. To do what needs to be done with Wall Street, he’ll need all the moral authority he can muster. If he allows two tax cheats into his cabinet, he’s going to lose a portion of it before his Presidency is one month old.
The New York Times concurs. Oddly, I think Geithner’s sins are greater than Daschle’s.
The Dish 