Sebelius to Lead HHS

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Looks like the Good Dr. Dean will not be our point person at Health and Human Services.

The Gov. of Kansas will the President's nominee, to be officially annouced on Monday.

I like Kathleen Sebelius, and she's done a great job in Kansas, but I am disappointed. AND we will lose that governorship for sure. Going to be very hard to get another Dem in the top spot in that state.

And in other (unrelated) news Radio Hall of Fame-er-- and conservative Paul Harvey has died.

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Leahy Also Endorses Gov. Dean for HHS

"I think Howard Dean would do a great job," Leahy told the Huffington Post at an event at Georgetown University. "He is a physician. As governor he had to deal with everything that went right with HHS and with everything that went wrong. He can tell us that these are the things that a governor has to face, Medicare especially and other things, he is very knowledgeable. He would be very good ... And he is obviously a tireless worker."-- HuffPo

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More News on Dean for HHS

This weekend Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Peter Welch of Vermont joined Sen. Harkin, Rep. Grayson and Rep. Grijalva in publicly endorsing Gov. Howard Dean M.D. for Secretary Health and Human Services.

And the grassroots campaign to get the Good Doc. on the Cabinet has a brand new website:

http://www.DeanForHHS.com

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Harkin Endorses Dean For HHS

lol from amnesiaproletariat over at daily kos.

Huffpo has it that Sen. Tom Harkin from Iowa has endorsed Howard Dean for HHS.

The idea of nominating Howard Dean to head up the Department of Health and Human Services has the backing of at least one prominent national Democrat.

Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, who endorsed Dean's presidential campaign in 2004 and is rumored to be in the HHS running himself, applauded the idea of the former DNC header taking over the cabinet post vacated by Tom Daschle.

I think that would be a very good move, Harkin told the Huffington Post. He brings all the background and experience. He's very strong on prevention and wellness, which I'm very strong on. I think he'd make an outstanding secretary of HHS.

Gov. Dean would put such a positive spin on the end of this long frustrating cycle of bad news. AND he would be 100% committed to giving Americans health care. You have to remember that the health care crisis in the USA was one of the main reasons why he ran for president in 04.

cross posted from Fighting Liberals.

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