It wasn’t too long ago that Tom Dschle was painted as an “extreme liberal” during his last campaign. But those labels need no longer apply as he and three other former majority leaders from the Senate plan to create a “Bipartisan Policy Center.” The Wall Street Journal reports that they want “to encourage Republicans and Democrats to work together on national security, energy and agriculture issues. With funding from philanthropic organizations.”

The former Democratic leaders are Tom Daschle and George Mitchell, joined by Republicans Bob Dole and Howard Baker.

This is an interesting move for Daschle, who earlier in the year publicly endorsed Barack Obama for President. Rumors are circulating that Daschle could be positioning himself for the VP slot on Obama’s ticket. Having bi-partisan street cred would do him well.

The web site for the Bipartisan Policy Center is light on the details, but it will also be interesting to see what current Senators make of this.
Source: Wall Street Journal, Now They’re Talking… BY Brody Mullins, March 2, 2007