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What do you think of Kathleen Sebelius being picked as secretary of Health and Human Services?
Asked at Massachusetts Street on March 3, 2009
“Well, I think the state of Kansas is going to miss her terribly, but I think she has a great opportunity.”
“I am excited for her because it will be great for the country, but I’m really sad to see her go.”
“I think it will be a good move … to get somebody from the Midwest in there, and with a woman’s perspective, too.”
“Kansas is glad to get rid of her … she’s a Democrat.”
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Comments
cutny 4 years, 2 months ago
Speak for yourself Sam.
jonas_opines 4 years, 2 months ago
Good for her career, and that's all the opinion I've got on this, other than thoughts like Stan's are a large part of the problem, in my opinion.
Mixolydian 4 years, 2 months ago
It's great for Kansas to have a Kansan in a high federal position. It doesn't happen often. Good for her. Good for Kansas
snap_pop_no_crackle 4 years, 2 months ago
Since she was the second choice for that job, did she get a discount on the pay-to-play fee?
xbusguy 4 years, 2 months ago
Hope she paid her taxes.
grammaddy 4 years, 2 months ago
I think it's great.She will be missed.
schula 4 years, 2 months ago
O-Bob--that is the scary part about her leaving Kansas. I think it is great for her but bad for the state.
trinity 4 years, 2 months ago
i'm checking in with a ditto to schula and autie. and 8 years of brownback??? please...no...NO!
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 4 years, 2 months ago
Left_handed 4 years, 2 months ago
Stan isn't a card-carrying, kool-aid drinking member of the Lawrence Liberal Loser club. He mirrors the sentiments of the majority of the citizens of Kansas, this one included.
Easy_Does_It 4 years, 2 months ago
I thought Kathy was not a bad Gov. but when she threw Western Kansas under the bus for her personal gain she lost me.
Naked ambition is hard to watch.
canyon_wren 4 years, 2 months ago
As a former Kansas resident now living in a staunchly Republican state (Utah), I am sorry to see Sebelius leave Kansas. I think Kansas has always accomplished a lot in past years when there was a Democrat as governor. Utah has had its Democratic governors in spite of the state's general politics and that has worked very well. It's the lack of balance at the federal level that really worries me at this point.
nekansan 4 years, 2 months ago
I find it funny that people think that her effort to deny the construction of new polluting Coal power plants was "throwing Western Kansas" under the bus. These were power plants to provide energy to other states who apparently are smart enough to not want them built in their backyard. Kansas is one of the best locations in the nation for Wind power and makes much more sense to invest in clean technologies for power generation rather than outdated coal plants. If we really need peak load capacity then the likely best solution for the future is Nuclear, and I suspect that a lot of the Coal supporters tunes would change if they started building another Wolf Creek in their back yard.
coolmom 4 years, 2 months ago
i say good for her.
sgtwolverine 4 years, 2 months ago
Everybody outside Kansas mispronounces her name. She should appeal to the Strongbad demographic by changing her last name to the easily-pronouncable Sibbie.
http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail76.html
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 4 years, 2 months ago
Fass, jonas, Fass.
jonas, aus.
jonas, sitz.
So is brav!, jonas gib laut
KansasTwister 4 years, 2 months ago
Personally, I am glad she is gone.
jonas_opines 4 years, 2 months ago
Thanks, R-I, for sending me to babelfish.
d_prowess 4 years, 2 months ago
People are saying that with her leaving, Brownback will be the next governor in 2010. But why does her leaving have any effect on this? She couldn't run again anyway, so I don't see how this will effect the 2010 race at all. Explain why I might be wrong...
jonas_opines 4 years, 2 months ago
Autie, that was sort of my impression as well.
I think I need a tri-lingual English -- German -- Reticent interpreter.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 4 years, 2 months ago
jonas, autie. T_O_B; I just thought that the poster before sgt's 10:39 post (now removed) had escalated the situation quickly past the command of: jonas, pass auf.
multi caught it… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQYJsj...
jonas_opines 4 years, 2 months ago
I guess I had to have read that post then, and I guess I missed it. What was the gist?
Gootsie 4 years, 2 months ago
It is square root day!
Gootsie 4 years, 2 months ago
Love you too MD!
We should get free root canals today!
Autie, I think cube root would have been 08-08-2008, then 27-27-, well, you know it wouldn't work...
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 4 years, 2 months ago
It's also "If Pets Had Thumbs Day"
deskboy04 4 years, 2 months ago
Stan is a real estate investor.
jonas_opines 4 years, 2 months ago
Man, now I really wish I had seen that pulled post!
TacoBob 4 years, 2 months ago
"Speak for yourself Sam"
Uh, he did. Spoke his opinion, good for him.
"Good for her career, and that's all the opinion I've got on this, other than thoughts like Stan's are a large part of the problem, in my opinion."
How are his thoughts a large part of the problem? Sounds like he has his viewpoints, so what? A large part of the problem?
A kerfuffle in a teapot. .
jonas_opines 4 years, 2 months ago
Only if you limit it to that one viewpoint, Tacobob. What if, hypothetically, our politicians viewed the other side of the aisle as scum not worth dealing with or that we'd simply be better off without them. Say that all Republicans are worthless simply by their party affiliations. That's going to be okay with you? Seriously? You think it's the way to achieve productivity within our government or our nation?
BrianR 4 years, 2 months ago
Gootsie (Anonymous) says… "It is square root day!"
We celebrated by cutting root vegetables into squares.
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