Healthcare fiasco. Again? Even before the gates opened?

What is with Democratic Presidents and healthcare?  President Clinton bungled it big time, when he had a wonderful opportunity.  President Obama nominated Tom Daschle with the hope that Daschle's legislative experience will be an asset when pushing for healthcare reform.  Well, Daschle is fast dashing those hopes; at least, that is what I sense from this report:

Tom Daschle collected nearly a quarter of a million dollars in fees in the last two years speaking to leaders of the industry President Barack Obama wants him to reform as the administration's health secretary.

That was just a portion of the more than $5.2 million the former South Dakota senator earned as he advised insurers and hospitals and worked in other industries -- real estate, energy and telecommunications among them, according to a financial statement filed with the Office of Government Ethics.

I tell you, this situation would never have happened if Obama had not punished Dr. Howard Dean, but had rewarded him with this critical cabinet position.  Oh well ....