The Subtext

By Kleinheider Posted on March 1, 2009 at 5:58 pm

Tom Humphrey reads between the lines of Gov. Phil Bredesen’s statement congratulating Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on being tapped as the new Secretary of Health and Human Services:

“And, if President Obama decides to create a separate White House position to serve as chief promoter of a national health care system - Health Care Czar, if you will - I, certainly, still might be available.”

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Sebelius, Not Bredesen, Obama’s Choice For HHS

By Kleinheider Posted on February 28, 2009 at 6:19 pm

The Associated Press reports:

A White House source says Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is President Barack Obama’s choice for secretary of health and human services.

There had previously been speculation he might choose Gov. Phil Bredesen to fill the post.

Governor Bredesen has issued this statement in response to reports:

“Kathleen Sebelius would be an absolutely first-rate choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services and would be in sync with President Obama’s goals for health care reform.

“We’ve been friends and worked together on various issues for several years now and I think very highly of her. She has an excellent mind, she makes decisions carefully and well, and her obvious empathy for the plight in which so many Americans find themselves will serve them and our country well. She has been a great governor, is well respected by her colleagues, and for my part, I stand ready to help her in any way.”

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