I web-hopped to see the headlines on Tom Daschle being named HHS Secretary, and what do I find? Another example of why Associated Press ought to be about done. Are their eds smoking crack? (Hint in case it doesn’t jump out at you like it did me: they repeated the same paragraph, which I bolded.)

WASHINGTON – Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday.

The appointment has not been announced, but these officials said the job is Daschle’s barring an unforeseen problem as Obama’s team reviews the background of the South Dakota Democrat. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorize to discuss the matter publicly.

Daschle is a close adviser to Obama throughout the Illinois senator’s White House campaign. He recently wrote a book on his proposals to improve health care, and he is working with former Senate leaders on recommendations to improve the system.

He recently wrote a book on his proposals to improve health care, and he is working with former Senate leaders on recommendations to improve the system.

The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because the selection has not been officially announced.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 at 1:36 pm and is filed under A Nutter's Prattle, Cookie Cutter Media. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.