Looks Like We Won’t Have Sebelius to Kick Around Much Anymore

Even as the Obama
Administration is declaring victory on Obamacare, it looks like
Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius is heading for the
exits, finally. The New York Times
reports:

Kathleen Sebelius, the health and human services secretary, is
resigning, ending a stormy five-year tenure marred by the
disastrous rollout of President Obama’s signature legislative
achievement, the Affordable Care Act.

Mr. Obama accepted Ms. Sebelius’s resignation this week, and on
Friday morning he will nominate Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the
director of the Office of Management and Budget, to replace her,
officials said.

The departure comes as the Obama administration tries to move
beyond its early stumbles in carrying out the law, persuade a
still-skeptical public of its lasting benefits, and help Democratic
incumbents, who face blistering attack ads after supporting the
legislation, survive the midterm elections this fall.

Officials said Ms. Sebelius, 65, made the decision to resign and
was not forced out. But the frustration at the White House over her
performance had become increasingly clear, as administration aides
worried that the crippling problems at HealthCare.gov, the website
set up to enroll Americans in insurance exchanges, would result in
lasting damage to the president’s legacy.

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