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Well, former Senator Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination for Secretary of Health & Human Services. He's also declining an appointment to be the health reform czar for the White House. It's unfortunate, but having run TV ads like this one, well, a quarter-million dollars or so in limo-and-driver expenses just smells funny. Anyway, since the political wheel never stops turning, I'd like to suggest that President Obama seriously consider appointing one of the two recent doctors-turned-governors for the post: Howard Dean and John Kitzhaber. In their own ways, both have clearly shown an ability to generate grassroots support. Dean...