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No More Mister Nice Blog — ... also thinks it's a swell idea. If Obama's going to go GOP -- and hasn't he gone GOP enough already, fer crissake? -- I'd actually prefer the recommendation by Jonathan Cohn of The New Republic: Schwarzenegger. On social issues (not just abortion), he's far to the left of Romney these days.
Morning Skim: Post-Daschle; Stimulus and Despair; Saving Media
Opinionator —
American Prospect: Ezra Klein shortlists possible Daschle replacements . At the top: John Podesta, Ed Rendell, Kathleen Sebelius, John Kitzhaber. The Swamp : Karen Tumulty suggests another possibility: Mitt Romney. Marc Ambinder agrees. More possibilities discussed at The Treatment . Post Partisan : Michael Kinsley on Daschle’s demise : [T]he main reason that Geithner survived while Daschle didn’t is that Daschle came second. Second is exactly the wrong place to be. The malefactor who comes first gets away with it because the issue is new and ...
Get Health(y) Quick!
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
Priority one for the White House: find a new health care czar very quickly. The institution set up to pass health care reform, consisting of an office in the White House and a cabinet department, will probably be dismantled. The Department of Health and Human Services will probably be headed by someone different. For White House health czar, Daschle's deputy and co-author, Jeanne Lambrew, is the leading candidate. ...
Mittens
Political Animal —
... is skeptical about the likelihood, but seems to approve of the idea. Jonathan Cohn praises Romney's record on healthcare, but adds, "[H]e's said too many unambiguously harsh things -- about the auto bailout, about the stimulus, and about Democrats in general -- to serve credibly in this administration." That's quite an understatement. When Romney ended his presidential campaign, he said he had to clear the path for John McCain, or he would be " ...
Stupidity, they name is Maureen Dowd
The Reaction —
... It's a shame that Daschle had to withdraw, and it was his own fault for being so reckless with his taxes, but Obama will simply replace him with another, and hopefully less compromised and less corrupt, nominee. True, I thought that Daschle was the right man for the job -- or, rather, for the two jobs of HHS secretary and head of the White House health care reform office -- but there are other good candidates out there, including Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Second, losing Daschle is ...
Secretary Sebelius?
Political Animal —
... she has "both the right experience and the right instincts," and while Sebelius may like where she is, "don't be so sure she'd turn this one down, given its key role in passing, and then implementing, what might be the signature domestic policy measure of this administration and perhaps this generation." Cohn added : People marvel about [Sebelius'] managerial abilities and there's no question about having the relevant experience. She was the state insurance commissioner before she became governor; over the years, she's fought to stamp out fraudulent carriers, block dangerous ...
Sebelius to replace Daschle as HHS nominee?
The Reaction —
... , Sebelius "has both the right experience and the right instincts." More: "People marvel about her managerial abilities and there's no question about having the relevant experience. She was the state insurance commissioner before she became governor; over the years, she's fought to stamp out fraudulent carriers, block dangerous industry mergers, and overcome lawmakers opposed to expansions of government health insurance for kids. She's well-known and well-liked by the health care advocacy community. And while she's not steeped in the ways of Washington, she'd have plenty of ...
Kathleen Sebelius: Health And Human Services Secretary?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... nominee.
Advocacy groups like the consumer watchdog role Sebelius played as insurance commissioner for eight years before she became governor.
A Kansas Democrat close to Sebelius said she had not spoken about the post in recent days but appeared to remain a strong contender. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not officially authorized to speak for the governor.
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Johnathan Cohn, an expert on health care policy, writes at The New Republic:
People marvel about [Sebelius'] managerial ...
Kathleen Sebelius: Health And Human Services Secretary?
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... nominee.
Advocacy groups like the consumer watchdog role Sebelius played as insurance commissioner for eight years before she became governor.
A Kansas Democrat close to Sebelius said she had not spoken about the post in recent days but appeared to remain a strong contender. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not officially authorized to speak for the governor.
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Johnathan Cohn, an expert on health care policy, writes at The New Republic:
People marvel about [Sebelius'] managerial ...
Kathleen Sebelius: Health And Human Services Secretary
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... nominee.
Advocacy groups like the consumer watchdog role Sebelius played as insurance commissioner for eight years before she became governor.
A Kansas Democrat close to Sebelius said she had not spoken about the post in recent days but appeared to remain a strong contender. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not officially authorized to speak for the governor.
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Johnathan Cohn, an expert on health care policy, writes at The New Republic:
People marvel about [Sebelius'] managerial ...
