Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said to be top choice for secretary of health and human services.
Should she accept the post, she would, I'm sure, do a bang-up job. She has excellent qualifications, having run the Kansas Medicaid program for six years and serving as Insurance Commissioner before that.
I would love to see our Kathleen in the H&HS spot. But woe is me, for she will leave her post here, and after Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson serves out the rest of her term, he has said he will not run for Governor. And Sen. Sam Brownback and Ron Thornburg have said they will.
The only Democratic hat in the ring so far is Sen. Chris Steineger's. He seems like the kind of Democrat Kansans just might elect. He's right on most Democratic issues, yet he's moderate. Add to that his outgoing personality, good looks and effective speaking style, and we just might have a winner. But don't count out Sammy. If the Religious Right gets het up enough over Obama Nation, they might load up all the church buses with wingnuts and vote him in. Especially if moderates and progressives fall asleep at the wheel, as they have done so many times before, e.g., in the Kansas Board of Education elections, one of which will also take place in 2010.
One major reason I would hate to see Gov. Sebelius take off for D.C. is that she has been fighting off the coal plant promoters until now, though tomorrow's vote might be veto-proof. But with Sammy in the office, environment be damned. King Coal will reign again. Oh, woe is us.
But all good wishes to Kathleen Sebelius. We need her kind of smarts in Washington.
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