Women to lead health care reform
Today's announcement of President Obama's nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to lead the Department of Health and Human Services; and Nancy-Ann DeParle , former director of the Health Care Finance Administration, as the White House point person on health care reform. For several months now, right-wing groups have been using a potential Sebelius nomination as fundraising fodder. The pro-choice Catholic governor is particularly reviled by the right for her role in helping to defeat former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline , who subpoenaed the medical records of some 90 women who had gotten abortions at the clinic of Dr. George Tiller , whom Kline dogged with allegations of performing illegal abortions. Firedoglake has that story. Here's a snip: Kline was challenged for the Attorney General spot in 2006 by Paul Morrison. Sebelius helped recruit Morrison from the GOP to run against Kline, and Morrison received financial support from Tiller's PAC, which acco...