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Editor's notes: as a preamble to the following
article, keep in mind that when Obama made his April Fool's announcement
regarding ObamaCare and the "7.1" million enrollees, Kathleen
Sebelius was sitting in the [staged] audience. This was as much her
"victory" as his, yet, he neither wanted her standing by
his side, during the announcement, nor did he acknowledge her
presence in the audience . . . . not nearly as "strange"
as it was "cold blooded," in my opinion.
He has heard this criticism (above) over the past nine days. When he makes the announcement on Friday, that she is leaving, will she be standing next to him? Will he try to mitigate the criticism, or does he, now, regard her as a misfit in his Administration? Time will tell and soon enough.
Update: I posted the above comments at 2:19 AM (pt). Seven hours later, sure enough, Obama included Sebelius and was nominally supportive of his departing secretary . . . . . . just as I suspected he might. As a caution, let's not forget his thoughtless snub of Sebelius on April 1. That is history and a window into his rather bankrupt soul. I hasten to add, that Obama's morning comments included making note of the several serious issues of the past six months, a subtle indication of his displeasure for Sebelius and an explanation of my use of the term, "nominally supportive."
42 shares
Editor's notes: as a preamble to the following
article, keep in mind that when Obama made his April Fool's announcement
regarding ObamaCare and the "7.1" million enrollees, Kathleen
Sebelius was sitting in the [staged] audience. This was as much her
"victory" as his, yet, he neither wanted her standing by
his side, during the announcement, nor did he acknowledge her
presence in the audience . . . . not nearly as "strange"
as it was "cold blooded," in my opinion.
He has heard this criticism (above) over the past nine days. When he makes the announcement on Friday, that she is leaving, will she be standing next to him? Will he try to mitigate the criticism, or does he, now, regard her as a misfit in his Administration? Time will tell and soon enough.
Update: I posted the above comments at 2:19 AM (pt). Seven hours later, sure enough, Obama included Sebelius and was nominally supportive of his departing secretary . . . . . . just as I suspected he might. As a caution, let's not forget his thoughtless snub of Sebelius on April 1. That is history and a window into his rather bankrupt soul. I hasten to add, that Obama's morning comments included making note of the several serious issues of the past six months, a subtle indication of his displeasure for Sebelius and an explanation of my use of the term, "nominally supportive."
HHS Secretary Sebelius Resigns
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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has resigned, and President Obama will announce Friday that he is replacing her with OMB Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell. According to the Washington Post, Sebelius notified Obama early in March that she would be stepping down.
According to reports, officials say Sebelius was not forced out. But her departure comes right at the end of what Obama himself described as a kind of grace period during which he wanted aides to focus on fixing the failed Healthcare.gov website, with personnel matters to be dealt with later. And the odd manner of the announcement – a leak to the press – suggests the White House is not being careful about providing her a dignified exit. . . . . . You will want to read the full article at White House Dossier, here.
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