Daschle Nominated to Health and Human Services

The NY Times Caucus Blog is reporting that Tom Daschle--who once magnanimously gave his Senate staff to Obama when he (Daschle) retired and Obama came into the job-- is up for the post of Health and Human Services.

Here's what I like about this idea. It gives an added heft to the post of Health and Human Services, signaling that maybe, just maybe, health care can become a priority for the government. Between Daschle and Ted Kennedy and Max Baucus, can we hope that universal health care might become a reality?

"If confirmed, Mr. Daschle could end up being the point man on any efforts to overhaul the country’s health care delivery and insurance system, a tall order, health policy experts say, given the current economic situation."