Tom Daschle is currently employed as a "Senior Policy Advisor" by one of the biggest corporate law firms that has an entire department that specializes in helping corporations "outsource" jobs and another department to help corporations maintain "a union-free environment" and assist unionized employers in their efforts to defeat labor strikes and undermine union contracts!
Well, isn't that just wonderful.
I don't think any former politician who supports working people and organized labor could accept any position with a law firm that engages in those types of activities, even if the former politician doesn't oversee or participate directly in that firms anti-worker, anti-union activity.
You might want to investigate the Daschle's employment backgrounds and activities a bit more.
There is a reasonable chance and danger that President Obama might select Thomas Daschle to become his permanent Chief of Staff.
I think we can both agree that we'd prefer someone who is not Wall Street or corporate representative and anti-labor to become Chief of Staff. I think we've seen enough of that in this White House.
I'm sure there must be some competent liberal/progressive beyond Dean and Kucinich that could be appointed.
Can you think of any?
Oh .... Thomas Daschle's law firm is DLA Piper. Well, here's what they brag about on their website:
DLA Piper became one of the largest legal service providers in the world in 2005 through a merger of unprecedented scope in the legal sector. While large in scale, the merger strategy was simple – to create an international legal practice capable of taking care of the most important legal needs of clients wherever they do business. We wanted our clients to rely on receiving the right service for their particular matter, whether requiring seamless coordination across multiple jurisdictions or delivery in a single location.
Building strong and substantial client relationships was and remains the compass for DLA Piper's business strategy and future development. With Frank Burch as Chairman of our Global Board, DLA Piper today has 3,500 lawyers in offices throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. We represent more clients in a broader range of geographies and practice disciplines than virtually any other law firm in the world. Our client commitment is also our brand – everything matters when it comes to the way we serve and interact with our clients. If it matters to them, it matters to us.
Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies. They include more than half of the Fortune 250 and nearly half of the FTSE 350 or their subsidiaries. As we build our global practices, we remain committed to maintaining regional practices around the world where we already do great work for longstanding clients.