A cartoon from Osawatamie and Secretary Sebelius

First this one, based on President Obama's big speech this week, from Osawatamie:

Secondly, this one, based on Health and Human Services Secretary and Kansan Kathleen Sebelius after she overturned the FDA's okay for a "Plan B" contraceptive pill without a prescription:

Proud of one--the first one--sad for the 2nd. So it goes.

Kathleen Sebelius lets us down after all

First she's getting off Air Force One with Presdident Obama here in town, headed to Osawatamie, Kansas for a big speech and I'm thrilled, next thing you know, there's this, today: Teenage Girls Will Still Need A Prescription For 'Plan B' WASHINGTON (AP) — "In a surprise move with election-year implications, the Obama administration's top health official overruled her own drug regulators and stopped the Plan B morning-after pill from moving onto drugstore shelves next to the condoms. The decision by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius means the Plan B One-Step emergency contraceptive will remain behind pharmacy counters, as it is sold today — available without a prescription only to those 17 and older who can prove their age." How disappointing. There's almost no other conclusion you can come to but that this was done for political, election year reasons. Proof? "It was believed to be the first time that the HHS has publicly overruled an FDA decision." You let us down, Madam Secretary, you let us down. Links: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=143249666; http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/12/07/143275251/teenage-girls-will-still-need-a-prescription-for-plan-b

A rarity--a reason to watch the local evening news

The world learns how to pronounce Osawatamie

Welcome to town, Mr. President. (And just how cool was it to see former Kansas Governor, now Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sibelius get off the plane with him?) Link: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/12/06/3304458/president-obama-visits-osawatomie.html

Say it isn't so, Kathleen!

Well, this is just perfect.

This must mean that former Governor Kathleen Sebelius is absolutely qualified--perfect, really--to be in the Obama Administration.

I've been a HUGE Kathleen Sebelius supporter from right next door here, in Missouri (to her Kansas).

But I never thought I'd see in the media she owed back taxes she hadn't taken care of.

Sure, far stranger things have happened in Washington and politics but I thought she was far above this.

What a letdown.

Not having paid back taxes seems to be a requirement for service in this administration.

This sets to rest any concerns these people were going to be perfect, huh?

And this was on top of her voting for, in the last week, fetal sonograms for mothers, just before any possible abortion procedure. She clearly did this so she'd more easily be voted for her position as head of Health and Human Services.

It should be all uphill, once she's voted in.

I hope.


Link to story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090331/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/sebelius_taxes