In this April 22, 2008 file photo, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, left, followed by current Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic officials say Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File )

In this May 30, 2007 file photo, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, left, accompanied by fellow former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic officials say Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)

In this April 22, 2008 file photo, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, left, followed by current Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic officials say Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File )

In this May 30, 2007 file photo, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, left, accompanied by fellow former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic officials say Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)

In this Aug. 27, 2008 file photo, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

In this Oct. 20, 2004 file photo, then-Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., talks with a supporter during a campaign stop in Redfield, S.D. Democratic officials say Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. (AP Photo/Doug Dreyer, File)

In this April 22, 2008 file photo, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, left, followed by current Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic officials say Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File )

In this May 30, 2007 file photo, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, left, accompanied by fellow former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic officials say Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)

In this Oct. 20, 2004 file photo, then-Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., talks with a supporter during a campaign stop in Redfield, S.D. Democratic officials say Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. (AP Photo/Doug Dreyer, File)

In this May 30, 2007 file photo, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, left, accompanied by fellow former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic officials say Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)