You just have to love the Daschle “disappointed” statement that Ramesh mentions below. As a Senator, Daschle was renowned for this sort of passive aggressive criticism of Republicans, always disappointed about one thing or another. It seems now he is disappointed in himself, and rightfully so. But if I understand the logic of this kind of Jewish mother politics correctly, the disappointment needs to be followed up by punitive action, not by rewarding the disappointer with a cabinet post.