White House's top health care spokeswoman resigning post
(CNN) - Linda Douglass, a top spokeswoman on health care for the Obama administration, said Thursday she is leaving her post.
"It has been a tremendous honor to serve the President, and leaving this great team is bittersweet," she said in a statement. "After nearly 2 years of work that has been exhilarating and grueling in equal measure, I am going to step off the treadmill for awhile and rediscover the experience of dining with my husband on a regular basis. It has been a privilege to be part of the health care team, and I will be cheering with pride from the sidelines as this historic law takes effect."
Douglass, a former ABC News correspondent, joined then-Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign in 2008 and went to work for the administration after Obama was elected.
White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer said Douglass "will continue to be a valued advisor to this President and this White House."
- CNN White House Producer Jamie Crawford contributed to this report
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She stuck around until the job was done- Palin could learn from that. She helped better our country and earned her hometime. We should all wish her the best.
No surprise Obama is a fraud, a gangster and she realized it. We need jobs.
she couldn't wait for the bus?
she is going to leave her post and still be an advisor to Owebama?
typical, huh
i'll give him advise for free, just give mae a call
HINT: for every problem government solves it creates two more.
however, this congress and administration have elevated that number from two to about seven problems caused for every problem solved
And in another story, Fed Reserve Chief Bernanke stated that the US must either RAISES TAXES or CUT SERVICES...on the heels of the democrat's LARGEST entitlement give away in history.
Just like naming a TAX CHEAT as Sec Tres. – I wonder how future historians would believe this is NOT a joke.
Does anyone really care? He's the worst President EVER!D. Quinn
Guessing she will be back on ABC next week
I don't blame Linda because I know her job was every bit of "...exhilarating and grueling in equal measure..." I also know she must have spent hours and days away from her family and she misses that. At least she was not a QUITTER while the fight was on and she will be a part of a historical moment in our times!!
BUT,
HERE COMES THE HATERS
THE LIARS AND THE FAKERS
WITH ALL THEIR CRUEL DRAMA
AND BLAME IT ON OBAMA
LOL
Linda, enjoy your time off because you surely deserve it!!!
No offense to Mrs Douglass, but did she think that her job was going to be a cakewalk or something, where she could just take off for a family dinner any time she wants?
Thanks Linda for a job well done. Those tea parties never thought we would get health care. Go home and enjoy your family.
Good riddance.
why stay? The damage has already been done.
I guess the rats are jumping ship! Treadmill, hamster wheel, it's all the same to me.
I'm not really sure what the real reason is here...
I am sure that Limbaugh's and Beck's listeners will fill in the blanks here.
I am also sure that the blanks will be filled with lies.
How sad can it be to hear these liberals “cheering with pride from the sidelines as this historic law takes effect."
It is very sad they cheer the death of our country and the taking away of freedom and liberty for all Americans.
In the mindset of liberals, only your government knows what is best for you all. In addition, to them liberty and freedom is the worst thing we all can have!
oops
Geez, She be missed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh come on. Leaving to spend more time with my family? Couldn't she come up with something better than that old cliche? What's the back-story here?
How do we make this contagious (pun intended)? Let's have her swing through Congress and see if anyone catches the resignation bug.
This is becoming a trend for the White House. They must offer bad health care ha!
How many times have we heard: "I am resigning to spend more time with my family" How many times is it true? Rarely. A couple of months from now the real story will come out how there was dissention between her and Rahm or someone else,.. etc etc,.. Why dont they just tell the truth as to why they are leaving? Is it really so hard? Oooops! I Forgot we are talking about politicians here.. Shux!
The rats are leaving – the first sign of a sinking ship.
The amazing double role that these media people play with Obama and the democrats. When is good independent journalism revive itself in this country and stop anointing people!
Rats desert a sinking ship. Even she couldn't stand telling the Lies about Healthscare any longer.
What silly comment do you have partisans?
Linda Douglass has received that "great delusion" that the Bible promises at this point toward the end of the planet as we have known and loved it.