Healthy, not wealthy, and... wise (?)

By GottaLaff

Two health care-related headlines:

Health Care Could Be Part of Stimulus Package

Greg Sargent hears that Democratic Senate staffers "involved in planning health care reform are starting to mull an interesting solution: Paying for reform as part of the big economic stimulus package that the lame-duck Congress is debating."

Next:

Dean Not Contender for Health Secretary

DNC Chairman Howard Dean "is not a serious contender to be secretary of health and human services in the new Obama administration," Politico reports.

"Dean's name has appeared on short lists for the Cabinet post circulating throughout Washington, based largely on his party chairmanship and career as a doctor."

"But the chief attributes President-elect Barack Obama is seeking in his HHS secretary will be an ability to work with members of Congress and shepherd reform legislation through the House and Senate. That job description has turned out to be a particularly ill-suited one for Dean, given his partisan background and lack of congressional experience."

Oh, I don't know. He seems fine to me. Does it matter that I'm biased?