Even while Barack Obama was still a candidate for president, there was speculation that Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius would be named to a cabinet position. After the Tom Daschle implosion, there were rumors that she would be named Health and Human Services secretary.Well, Sebelius told AP, "There really isn't anything to tell. I haven't had any meetings about the position."
Has she talked to Obama about HHS? "I have not."
Sebelius would come with some baggage. Almost every state is suffering cash flow problems, but last week a Kansas legislative committee suspended income tax refunds. Worse, the Sunflower State employees may not get their paychecks on time.
So Sebelius may not be the right prescription for HHS. Daschle withdrew his name from consideration because he didn't pay his taxes on time. Sebelius' state isn't paying its income tax refunds on time.
The problems and cabinet speculation poses a problem for Kansas Democrats. Sebelius is said to be considering a run for the US Senate next year; Kansas has not sent a Democrat to the upper chamber since the Great Depression.
If Sebelius joins Obama's cabinet, presumably that will end her Senate plans. A popular Democrat, for now, in a very Republican state, news of Kansas fiscal problems can't help her 2010 prospects if she stays in Topeka.
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