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Sounds like an intelligent choice – sorry to hear that Kansas may lose possible dem senator in 2010 – I used to live in KS loved the wheatfields and sunsets!

Great pick. She must be good...based on the nasty Republican comments.

Gov Sebelius, Congrats! U GO SISTER!

well done to the new health sec i hope she does well , anythings gotta be better than the privitised health care syestem we run in america now , its all about makeing huge profits of of the back of sick people . and bye the way god help you if you cant afford health insurence becouse the health syestem in its current form wont . ask any person who lives in another free western country if they would swap their so called socialised medicine for our american health syestem and they will laough at you .oh an bye the way those countrys are not broke for paying for free health care nor are their doctors poor like the lies we get told here in america about unerversial health care . good luck kathleen .

Great pick. If you like people who embrace cuddly people like Tiller the Baby Killer.

Great Choice!

Sorry, Kansas, we need her in Washington DC!

Great choice, President Obama!

I just can't wait for more Dr. Tiller crap. Beat the drum, conservatives, beat the drum.

You realize that they're distracting YOU, the single issue voter, right?
You realize that they're trying to stall healthcare for YOU, don't you?

Please tell me at least one among you is able to follow the bouncing ball enough to recognize that lobbyists are trying to delay or destroy healthcare reform?

Did you know that the first person to benefit from healthcare would be YOU? Did you know that YOUR taxes wouldn't be affected in order to pay for this? Or the taxes of anyone YOU know or work for directly?

But no, of course not. Because when it comes down to it, a single issue voter is a sucker, and is being used by people who don't care about abortion, aren't going to change abortion laws and patronize and essentially make light of your core beliefs.

So keep beating the drum of Dr. Tiller. Keep drowning out reasonable debate with one single solitary issue. Roll the dice with your family's future, and risk bankrupcy every time you dare get sick.

The lobbyists in Washington will be laughing all the way to the bank.

I THINK SHE IS OVERLY QUALIFIED FOR THE JOB, I SAW HER AS SECRETARY OF STATE OR VICE PRESIDENT. PROBABLY MY ONLY DISAPOINTMENT SO FAR FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA THAT HE DID NOT APPOINT HER SOONER TO HIS CABINET. AND TO A HIGHER POSITION, I LIKE THIS WOMAN, SHE GOT BALLS AND SHE'S GOT STYLE!

Has she paid her taxes ? Does Obama Care ?

I hope she gets her RETROACTIVE back-taxes payment in before the announcement is made.

The new HHS Secretary should prohibit all members of Congress opposed to universal health care from access to minimum health care. Let these SOBs rot in the ER until death and then fine their families $1000 to move their bodies to the incinerator. Better yet, send them to Iraq for medical treatment or to GITMO. Actually that too would be unfair because enemy combatants in GITMO have better health care than most Americans, who have zero health care, and zero job opportunities thanks to Bush and greedy bastard right-winger Republican'ts.

bsmith171:
Have you ever been in a situation when you really need an abortion?
I have been through that and mind it, nobody really loves to "kill" their babies. Its the circumstances which make them do it.

We are almost a socialist nation because of these people.
What happened to cutting wasteful spending, pork, and the like...

May God have mercy upon each one us us !!

Great pick! KS will miss her!

Sebelius will do a fine job.STEVE,did you pay your taxes or do you just live home with mom and dad and sponge off them?

Jim Carroll

Please get yourself an education. If you would like an answer to your question, please see any article regarding Mugabe's empire. Honestly, this is information even a 6th grader would and should know. The printing of money devalues the money already on the street. And if you would like to change the economic realities of the entire world...well, good luck with that.

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Gov. Sebelius was a state insurance commissioner for 8 yrs.; "helped expand cancer screening for residents", let residents "keep health ins. approximately 18 mos. after leaving their jobs, helped reduce cost of coverage for certain residents."

That's impressive. She's familiar with the intricacies of the insurance industry. Sounds good to me. However, I think Dr. Howard Dean would have been a great choice also.

GOV. KATHLEEN SEBELIUS IS A TRUE AMERICAN AND A CHAMPION AMONG ALL GOVERNORS IN THE COUNTRY. I WISH HER WELL.

It's really nauseating to read all the hate in this country. Do you people honestly think that our government has one care in this world about us! This entire mess is the fault of republican and democrat congressman and senators. They sold our futures to make a buck and now it is time we wake up as free american voters, and take back our country. I would like to call on every TRUE AMERICAN, to vote all these slime balls out in 2010. By getting rid of 1/3 of the congress and senate, we will send a strong message to them, that you work for us!!!! 2010 VOTE AGAINST ALL INCUMBENTS!!!!!!!!

rush limbaugh is such a joke. he is wallowing in his new found feigned glory as the supposed spokesperson for the gop..what a laugh if we left our country to people like him God spare us..talk about radicals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

great pick.

I don't care who President Obama picks, someone is going to say or find fault with them.
@bsmith Who are you friends with? Do you even have any friends? Do you know the meaning of friend? Just stop it, please. You do yourself a great disservice. Oh, btw, I know who you are.

Has Rush been sharing his pills with her? This insipid woman is crazy.....

WHY IS THE NEWS MEDIA AFRAID TO ASK THIS QUESTION?
Why does America need to borrow money from China in order to expand the money supply? Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution gives the Federal Government
the right to create new money. Goods and services have real value. Money should be
equal to the value of goods and services—not to a gold standard or anything else.

Sam who? February 28th, 2009 7:33 pm ET
I dont know that much about her yet to make a sound judgement.I dont care what side shes on ,or what color.Can she do the job?
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I would like to add one more question...Did she pay her TAXES???
No more tax cheats or any cheats for that matter, please!!

Huh...petraeus and Sebelius. Anyone else know how odd these roman sounding names are?

Okay, Franky, you can relax, now. Yes, we have a Democrat in office, so feel free to collect the monthly mental disability stipend the Republicans denied you for the last eight years. It was well earned, Franky!

Grea t she is our Govenor from Kansas maybe one day that will turn blue.

Let's just hope she's paid her taxes.

A good pick by Obama. She will do great things with the HHS post (though I believe Howard Dean would have been better). I feel sorry for the people of Kansas who will now lose the most powerful voice of sanity in their state's government.

I wish he didn't pick her. I think she is fully capable and all but she would have been the best shot for a democratic pick up in Kansas getting closer to the number 60 and she would have been a really great moderate Senator.

Obama will succeed. Not only will he succeed, he will make sure America succeeds.
All the rednecks can eat their shorts.

Hey guys, guess what?? Do you remember a long time ago that talked about the John's Magic Wall?? You know, how I've been trying to look for one?? Well, guess what??? I may just find it!!! LOL!!!

Don't get me wrong, it ain't big, it ain't small, but is good enough for me, LOL!!! And boy, am I paying some dough on it...some real dough.

I actually found someone yesterday when I was partying since who knows, I just came back right now! LOL!! And trust me, I'm gonna relax, this time for real, I already told everybody don't come to my house, just for today...

Boy, what a wild yesterday and today, get the kids out, LOL!!

The question is why she was not selected in the first round of Presidential cabinet picks? Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is a true executive, with huge 'can-do' accomplishments under her belt. Get her in now and get this national health & drug coverage overhauled.

I think this country will be very good in 8years.

Obama 2012!

You go gal!

Have they finally found a Democratic nominee without a tax problem?

My dog Scooter could do a better job.

Good. More women = more progress in the right direction

Congratulations Gov. Sebelius. Wish you all the best in your new appointment.

A fine choice!

I love Kathleen and she will be a great HHS for President Obama.

Just the right pick

Why do you pre-announce an announcement and steal the moment from the president? We'll get the news. We don't NEED it now. Our lives do not benefit from this childishness, and I think even less of CNN. You don't get brownie points for being first. That isn't what makes you a better news organization than any other team. I would much prefer a news team that offers a thoughtful presentation of events that have just occurred.

This is why my journalism professors have lost faith in your industry.
There is no integrity anymore.

I would love to have lower health care for my family. I work and pay for my children's insurance..mine is free. My oldest turned 21 this year and is no longer in school. I was not allowed to keep him on my policy. I thought my premiums would go down, but they went up $100.00 a month for my remaining two. $567.00 a month for only two children. My son that is 21 now has no insurance. His job does not offer it. Something has got to change. I know my employer can't handle what he pays for us. It would be a great help to all if we could just figure this thing out already.

Thank God...please don't even think about it and pull her into the administration. We need to get rid of this loser from Kansas. She is a dipstick.

it cant get better than this. this woman is cabinet material. she has done an excellent job with her state, specially balancing the budget...go sebellius

Has her tax paying history been checked yet? HAHAHAHA!!

Please check her tax records before she get swarn in.

President Obama,
You could not have made a better choice with Kathleen Sebelius for HHS. Every day you make me proud that as an independant voter I voted for you. Thank you, President Obama.

I think she's capable and can do a great job!

listening to the repuppet-cans and their tired old "evils of government run health care" is getting to be such a joke! I have health insurance thru my employer, and THE INSURANCE CO DOES decide what health care I get in the form of they wont pay for alot of things. If I can afford health procedures and care I am certainly allowed to get them, but the insurance company will find many many ways to NOT PAY for them. I had to argue with Blue Cross over a flu shot a couple of years ago! Lets get real here.

This is a much better choice than Tom Daschle who was a club member. It's also a better choice because women are more committed to the health and welfare of the human race.

Well, at least she has more leadership and executive experience than PrezBO. Just hope she's paid her taxes.

President Obama -

I know it's not a huge thing but fire these "officials" if they are leaking prematurely.

I like Governor Sebelius, but can someone tell me why her...I didn't know that she had any knowledge on Health Care.

This poor woman's name has come up for every position from Vice President to White House groundskeeper. How many first choices had to come down with a case of the 1040 flu before they finally got around to actually offering her a job? It would serve the Administration right if she strung them along for a few days, then pulled a Judd Gregg on them. She should think really long and hard before giving up a governorship to be the backup substitute replacement's understudy.

I dont know that much about her yet to make a sound judgement.I dont care what side shes on ,or what color.Can she do the job?

HURRAY

Why not – she is about the only other one who went way out of her way to trash others to get him elected that he hasn't rewarded yet.

Great choice.

Good choice.

I think she'll be great. She worked hard during hte campaign and I'm glad she is going to be in the cabinet. Good choice.

Does she pay her Taxes ?

I am not familiar with Gov. Sebelius. What are her qualifications? Is she strongly enough comitted to universal healthcare (not so-called "affordable" healthcare – there is no such thing when you are on a fixed income, have a pre-existing condition, like cancer, and are under 65)?

Nearly 50 million of us are counting on her.... Actually, the whole country is counting on her – whether some people know it or not.

The real loser in this deal is the state of Kansas. I would rater see her replace Sam Brownback as a Senator than the HHS post.

Let the smear fest begin 3..2..1. Fox especially will tear her apart because of Dr. Tiller. It won't be pretty.

Good choice.

Why does Obie always pick like these WEAK people to oversee HHS? Daschle was not my preference, neither is Sebelius. What happened to Dean? Love that guy. He used to be a doctor and he seemed of someone with intelligence who is willing to split the mess apart and clean it up.

This is a great choice as she was one female supporters from get go...Great choice President Obama

I guess Obama had to "make a deal" with Hillary's women and now he is repaying them for their treason.

Excuse me President Obama but what the heck are her credentials? The ideal candidate should had been Howard Dean....

Right Pick!!!

she's friendly with hr political supporter who is going on trial.
dr. tiller 'the baby killer'.

she's another phony abortionist.

I also wont to make a comment about MR RICH LIMBAUGH and that is I dont know what hole he jumped out of I dont like some of the things he said abut PRESIDENT OBAMA him and a lot like him have so much to say about what OBAMA IS DOING HOW MUCH MONEY he wonts to spend and how tax cuts did it for other PRESIDENT MR LIMBAUGH WE DID'NT PICK YOU WE PICK OBAMA IF YOU CAN DO BETTER THEN RUN FOR PRESIDENT

The conservative meeting this weekend was nothing more than a show made for people that are so far removed from the reality of the US that it can be called the meeting of crazzy lunatics.

Obama finally found a job for this woman?

Good job, Mr. President. It is so refreshing to go back to how we are going to make America better especially after watching all the hate at CPAC on CNN for 2 whole hours... yawn!

Keep up the good work, President!

I like what the man has done. and is doing to get it right for us. and one of the things we need to learn is it's not about wht as went on before becouse look what its gotten us. this i swere we need to go so don't hate parttiapate

This is a great choice

Great Choice!

Thank Goodness. She is a DEMOCRAT. Doesn't belong in Kansas politics!

I live in Kansas and am a state employee. She is the greatest Governor I could ask for and will miss her. She will do a wonderful job for us in Washington as HHS Secretary.

Howard Dean must either have ROYALLY pissed someone off in the Obama Administration or he must be TOO PERFECT with his Tax Payments ...

In any case I am wishing Governor Sebelius ALL THE BEST at HHS and hopefully they can get some effective reform enacted to the American Health System ...

about time we have a real nominee. isn't this supposed to take place sooner?

Thanks Obama. Finally, we(conservatives) can get back the governorship in Kansas. Meanwhile, Sebelius can reveal the secrets in her closet and I trust in Obama to make it another show.

Bad choise

light wait

YAY, i love gov. Sebelius! I'm excited about this one.....

Obama's choice of women to serve in his cabinet is worse then domestic violence. While I agree with affordable health care or universal healthcare, I don't see any new idea or plans to make this feasible and sustainable at least in the past or Obama's high tech plan.

congratulation Gov. Kathleen Sebelius well come aboard.

Good choice! I really like Gov. Sebelius.

I´ll appreciate that move!

Good pick ! Bankrupted Kansas, now its time to move on !

lame. she was another dem pickup in the senate in '10. howard dean would have been a good choice.

Another superb pick. Now President Obama's cabinet needs to get down to some serious business of running this country. For those who support the President, we need to be more vocal in our support and not let Rush Limbaugh and his crowd drown our voices. Let's us all support our President.

i think this woman is very intellegent and she is a good choice for the job. i hope she accepts it.

HURRAY! Great choice, President Obama!

Daschle would have been better. Too bad he didnt pay his taxes. This lady is a night mare.

NOW I'm annoyed. She could have run for KS senate!