Former Sen. Tom Daschle’s Sally Jessy Raphael-esque red-rimmed glasses seem to be catching on: At a National Academy of Public Administration event held at the Brookings Institution
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on Monday, host Jenna Dorn, president of the National Academy of Public Administration, got into the act by sporting her own fiery red specs alongside fellow panelist Daschle.
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But it’s not a talk-show host gig that Daschle has always longed for; he told Yeas & Nays that, ever since childhood, he’s always longed to be the Lone Ranger, Superman or a pilot. Man, with such lofty dreams it must have been tough to settle for “politician.”
The Brookings event discussed a new book by scholar Paul Light: “A Government Ill Executed: The Decline of the Federal Service and How to Reverse It.”
Light playfully ribbed those on the panel in an effort to boost sales: “You’re not listed in the index. Buy the book and look yourself up. It’s a sales advantage. My book may hit the remainder tables in a flash. Next week it’s on the buck-a-book table!”
