The best comment I've seen about the sick sick sick idea of Phil "No Medicine" Bredesen being nominated by Obama for the job of Secretary of Health and Human Services is from Petey over at American Prospect:
Bredesen as nominee would make me actually hate Obama.
I share the feeling. Phil "No Medicine" Bredesen, the Gov. responsible for the largest and cruelest cuts in public health care coverage in the entire history of this country is said to be a serious contender for the position of Health and Human Services Secretary.
Ahem. That would put Phil "No Medicine" Bredesen - the man who dissed Medicaid as socialism - in charge of Obama's health care reform plan. If Obama wants someone who has a proven track record of beating up poor people, Bredesen is definitely his man!
Obama will nominate Bredesen only if he wants his health care reform plan to be perceived as one big fat sick joke.
"The way in which Medicaid pays for services has more in common with a socialist economy than the common-sense economic and business principles that do such a good job allocating resources efficiently in other parts of our American life."
--Governor Phil Bredesen
Politico: HHS rumors spark Bredesen backlash
Nashville Scene: The Backlash Against Bredesen
Nashville Scene: Aides to Bredesen Say White House Is Considering Governor
TNR: Bredesen for Health Reform?! (Updated With Alarm Bells)
Families USA: Bredesen Unhealthy for HHS
Nashville Post: The Left Battles Back Against Bredesen HHS Buzz
TGW: Bredesen Should Shut Up About Health Care
TGW: Gov. Bredesen (D) Will Vote for Gay Marriage Ban
TGW: Trailer - Collateral Damage: Bad [Bredesen] Medicine in Tennessee
TGW: Man Dies: Slimebag Gov. Bredesen Saves Money Via Medicaid Cuts
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