Monday, February 23, 2009
Politics / Woods WSJ Touts Bredesen for Health and Human Services
Posted by Jeff Woods on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 7:27 AM
News leaks say Mr. Obama's next HHS choice may be Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, whose health-care views aren't widely known. Perhaps she'll turn out to be sensible. But it's a shame Mr. Obama will miss an opportunity to show the left of his party that it doesn't have a veto over reform-minded Democrats like Phil Bredesen.Actually, Sebelius may not be the choice after all. Politico reported last night that Sebelius still hasn't talked to the president about the job. That's even though she's been in Washington since Friday for the National Governors Association meeting. But no one's mentioning Bredesen anymore. The latest name to pop up was Nancy-Ann DeParle, who served in Ned McWherter's Cabinet here and was administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration in the Clinton administration.
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This still misses out on who the best choice obviuously is, a man who can move things and knows the industry, former surgeon, governor, chair of the National Governors' Association, and DNC Chair, Howard Dean. The fact that he neither was invited to the announcement of his DNC chair replacement, nor considered for the HHS post in the first place is a complete slap in the face.
I certainly agree with Michael Johnson above about Dean being the best man for the job! This to me would have been the real litmus test for just how much Change and Reform Obama verifiably wants....
Here are two of my articles on Howard Dean for HHS:
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Vermont-Senator-Bernie-San-by-Silla-Brush-090209-701.html
and
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-United-States-Needs-Dr-by-Stephen-Fox-090203-382.html
Please take the time to email both President Obama and VP Biden in support of
Dr. Dean at HHS; I believe the very future of American Health and Illness
Prevention is at stake; I welcome your insights and ideas.
Thank You!
Stephen Fox, Political and Consumer
Editor, New Mexico Sun News, Santa Fe, NM
stephen@santafefineart.com
