Tom Daschle's withdrawal from consideration as future secretary of Health and Human Services had to happen. So seemingly strong on health-care policy but weak on ethics, the man President Obama had picked to remake the American health-care system had set off wild mood swings among the public.

What a mixed bag he was. On one hand, the former senator from South Dakota brimmed with smarts on reforming health care. On the other, his failure to pay at least $128,000 in back taxes and eagern ...

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