Rumors are afoot that 2-term Democratic Kansas Governor Kathleen Sibelius 
is on the short list to replace tax cheat Tom Daschle as Secretary of Health and Human Services: http://news.aol.com/main/obama-presidency/article/sebelius-health-and-human-services/332995?icid=200100397×1218695187x1201247115.
Sibelius was said to have been on Obama’s short list for VP but came up short that time since Obama wanted a brilliant, discreet, well-spoken guy for that spot, although he settled for Joe Biden. The governor was also an also-ran in 2004 when John Kerry wanted a brilliant, discreet, and well-spoken guy as his running mate but picked John Edwards instead.
Sibelius seems to fit the president’s needs and social policies at HHS:
ABORTION: (Obama Grade: A+) A Catholic, she was endorsed by Planned Parenthood, vetoed legislation which would have restricted abortion in Kansas four times, and last year vetoed a bill that would have restricted late term abortions. Kansas City Archbishop Joseph Nauman asked that she not continue to receive the sacrament of Holy Communion because of her failure to protect pre-born human beings.
EDUCATION: (Obama Grade: A-) After the state was ordered by the Kansas Supreme Court to increase funding for education, Sibelius raised taxes on income, property, and sales, resulting in 3-year, one billion dollar increase in moneys for K-12 schools but failed to show how she would pay for the hike in two of those years.
ENVIRONMENT: (Obama Grade: A) The governor advocated more recycling and thrice vetoed, (she really enjoys her veto pen), coal-fired power plants and, instead of cheap and plentiful coal, pushed for a greater dependence on unproven wind energy technology and other non-polluting, and unreliable, energy sources.
GUNS: (Obama Grade: B-) With lots of hunters and sports shooters in Kansas, Sibelius supports the Second Amendment and the right to keep and bear arms but twice vetoed, (again), “concealed carry” bills. Her veto was overridden the second time.
SAME SEX MARRIAGE (Obama Grade: B) She refused to support an amendment to the Kansas constitution that would have prohibited same sex marriages, saying current laws in place made it unnnecessary. Seventy percent of Kansans disagreed with the governor and the amendment is now part of the constitution.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: (Obama Grade: A) Sibelius opposes capital punishment and the Kansas Supreme Court agreed with her and declared it unconstitutional. That decision was overruled by SCOTUS and capital punishment laws remain on the Kansas books.
All in all, things look pretty good for the governor’s chances of dumping Kansas for D.C., although no word yet on whether she fulfills Obama’s requisite of cheating on her taxes or employing illegal aliens or being caught up in New Mexican type corruption.
(Much of the above information on Governor Sibelius, sans commentary, is based on a Wikipedia article)
(http://genelalor.com/)