So they said

sebeliusboe2“I’m getting used to my new title, ‘Madam Secretary.’ First, no one would ever want me to be their secretary, and I’ve never aspired to be a madam. And now I’m both.” — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, addressing the American Health Lawyers Association

“So if they get hit by a bus, they’ll be OK. Well, not OK, but at least they’ll have insurance.” — Sebelius again, referring to the many Americans with only catastrophic health coverage

“The Legislature absolutely failed its responsibility.” — Gary Sherrer, member of the Kansas Board of Regents, on the Legislature’s decision to continue to phase out several taxes while cutting education funding, which forced tuition hikes

“I would feel good confessing my sins to Bob.” — Regent Dan Lykins, suggesting that retiring University of Kansas chancellor Robert Hemenway would have made a good priest

4 Comments

  1. george
    Posted July 5, 2009 at 11:09 am | Permalink

    No universal health care. American Health lawyers do not want limits on health care suits. Kathy should be talking to the doctors instead of lawyers.

  2. Agnatha
    Posted July 5, 2009 at 10:04 pm | Permalink

    “The Legislature absolutely failed its responsibility.” — Gary Sherrer, member of the Kansas Board of Regents, on the Legislature’s decision to continue to phase out several taxes while cutting education funding, which forced tuition hikes.

    Nailed it. To force tax cuts when the state is so short on revenue is inexcusable.

  3. Regular
    Posted July 5, 2009 at 10:07 pm | Permalink

    The ‘jawless fish’ is expressing a desire to have more taxes taken out of his pay to make up the school deficit shortfall.

  4. Agnatha
    Posted July 5, 2009 at 10:25 pm | Permalink

    “The ‘jawless fish’ is expressing a desire to have more taxes taken out of his pay to make up the school deficit shortfall.”

    Re: Regular
    DNFTT