But Obama, and Democratic senators, were eager to accept their friend's apology. The president, a former senator himself, pronounced himself "absolutely" behind Daschle, and members of the Senate Finance Committee, after sitting with Daschle for just 15 minutes, lined up at the microphones to absolve him.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/02/AR2009020202970.html
"I don't know of a person more honorable," said Kent Conrad (D-N.D.).
Wow.
Do people actually know what comes out of their mouths?
"My best friends are hookers, crack heads, and Tom Daschle."