What about Donna Shalala?

[question everything]

At least, she already has been through the confirmation process. Is certainly familiar with the HHS office and, most importantly, has been a president of a university and thus not lobbying anyone or on behalf of anyone.

[fadedrose]

1. Send an email to President Rahm and see what he says....nt

[cosmicdot]

2. she sat on UnitedHealth's Board of Directors

after leaving her HHS post during the time when William McGuire was CEO
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2007/12/06/ex-unitedhealth-ceo-cuts-a-600-million-deal/
and during a time when insurance companies were lining up for Bu$h's Medicare Rx program ...

in the 2007 proxy to shareholders, she's shown as holding 128000 shares of stock (Number of Shares
Deemed Beneficially Owned as a Result of Equity Awards Exercisable Within 60 Days of April 9, 2007) ...
http://idea.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731766/000119312507094764/ddef14a.htm

she was a paid Board member voting on company policy from 2001-2006
http://idea.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731766/000119312506075892/ddef14a.htm#tx43012_4


Isn't anyone associated with the http://www.pnhp.org/
available for the post?

[question everything]

5. Oh! Anyone with a connection to UnitedHealth should stay

as far as possible from HHS.

Thanks for the info.

[Thrill]

3. Why would you want to bring someone back who already did the job

[Occam Bandage]

4. Donna donna shalala bananafana fofala me my momala.

I know it's actually pronounced sheh-lei-la.