Tom Daschel is going to be Minnesota Public Radio at noon

[MsUSA]

[WI_DEM]

1. Is he actually thinking of running for the senate from Minnesota?

[goodhue]

4. certainly not

The speech made last night at University of South Dakota is the first he has made in South Dakota since the election. MPR's newtork extends well beyond Minnesota and often covers South Dakota politics. Here is the MPR story on Daschle's visit to South Dakota . . .

http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/04/06_hetlandc_sdpolfuture/

South Dakota's old political guard pays tribute to Tom Daschle
by Cara Hetland, Minnesota Public Radio
April 6, 2005

Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle made his first public appearances in South Dakota this week since losing his re-election bid to Sen. John Thune. Daschle has been speaking around the state and meeting with Native American leaders. Tuesday night he spoke at the University of South Dakota. Several dignitaries paid tribute to Daschle's 26 years in public office.

Vermillion, S.D. — Tom Daschle joked that earlier this year, he joined the ranks of the 10 million people in this country who are unemployed. He says he misses his colleagues at the Capitol, and misses some of the perks that came with being Senate minority leader most of all.

"The other day Linda (Daschle's wife) and I were going to a dinner and I got in the car. A couple of minutes later Linda joined me and she said, 'If you want us to get to that dinner, you better get in the driver's seat.'"

Daschle says he isn't planning a run for public office again, but admits he's too young to say never.

Daschle spoke Tuesday afternoon to about 1,000 people about the politics of freedom. He used the speech to criticize the Bush administration's Social Security reform proposal. Daschle says any private investments should be in addition to, not in place of, Social Security.

Daschle is spending this week saying thank you to the people who supported him over the years, and he's allowing people to thank him. He says he's most proud of the constituent work his staff did to help South Dakotans in need.

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http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/04/06_hetlandc_sdpolfuture/

[jrthin]

2. So? n/t

[Demrock6]

3. sweet!

Oh wait, I got this at 12:57, just as he was going off. Damn it!

[CatholicEdHead]

5. It should be replayed tonight at 9pm

and it is archived online.