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Another Insider Named to Obama Cabinet
QandO —
... of interest". How nice. CNN reports: The sources, who are in a position to know, said that Daschle negotiated that he will also serve as the White House health “czar” — or point person — so that he will report directly to the incoming president. The significance is that this guarantees that by wearing two hats, Daschle — and not White House staffers — will be writing the health care plan that Obama submits to Congress next year.Ezra Klein chimes in: This is huge news, and the clearest evidence yet that Obama ...
Hullabaloo —
... of "health care czar" in the Obama White House, ensuring that he does not get bigfooted on matters relating to health care policy, according to this source. Daschle was a close adviser to Obama throughout the Illinois Democrat's presidential campaign, and has been outspoken about his desire to enact a government-funded health care insurance program to help cover the approximately 40 million Americans who do not have coverage. Ezra Klein explains why this is huge news: You don't tap the former Senate Majority Leader to run your ...
Post Election Stock Market Nosedive Continues...
Gateway Pundit —
... It probably didn't help that Barack Obama announced today that he chose Tom Daschle to head the Health and Human Services Secretary. Ezra Klein at The American Prospect notes that this is the clearest evidence yet that Obama means to pursue comprehensive health reform. ...
DAY'S END ROUNDUP
The Hill's Blog Briefing Room —
DAY'S END ROUNDUP Sen. Ted Stevens's (R-Alaska) concession to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) in Alaska's Senate race has liberal bloggers cheering Stevens's pending departure from the upper chamber, while others anticipate Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) will usher in sweeping healthcare reforms in the next four years after reports that he has been tapped to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Congratulations are in order for Begich, Daily Kos's brownsox declares after Stevens's concession this afternoon, telling readers they can "kiss the longest continuously serving Republican in Senate history goodbye." Stevens's defeat gives Democrats 58 Senate ...
Hot For Daschle
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Ezra Klein is ecstatic: You don't tap the former Senate Majority Leader to run your health care bureaucracy. That's not his skill set. You tap him to get your health care plan through Congress. You tap him because he understands the parliamentary tricks and has a deep knowledge of the ideologies and incentives of the relevant players. You tap him because you understand that health care reform runs through the Senate. And he accepts because he has been assured that you mean to attempt health care reform. Jonathan Cohn is also excited. I find the idea of getting excited by Tom Daschle a little esoteric myself. But the liberals won this one. They ...
11/20: How Are Obama's Cabinet Picks Playing?
Blogometer —
November 20, 2008 11/20: How Are Obama's Cabinet Picks Playing? Although liberal bloggers grumbled when it was reported that ex-Treasury Sec. Larry Summers was a top candidate to become Barack Obama 's Treasury Sec., Obama's other rumored Cabinet appointees have met far less resistance from the netroots. As we reported yesterday , liberal bloggers are quite comfortable with the prospect of ex-Deputy AG Eric Holder as AG. They've also welcomed reports that Obama plans to tap ex-SD Sen. Tom Daschle as HHS Sec. They believe that Obama's desire to appoint someone with as much legislative experience as Daschle indicates that he is serious about "get[ting his] ...
Reports: Passing Universal Healthcare Could Kill The GOP
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Barack Obama's selection of Tom Daschle as Health and Human Services Secretary, as well as "health reform czar," signals that the incoming president is serious about passing comprehensive healthcare reform. Over at the think tank Cato, Michael Cannon ...
Reports: Passing Universal Healthcare Could Kill The GOP
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Barack Obama's selection of Tom Daschle as Health and Human Services Secretary, as well as "health reform czar," signals that the incoming president is serious about passing comprehensive healthcare reform. Over at the think tank Cato, Michael Cannon ...
