Day 533

According to Barack Obama's own standard, his nominee to run the the government's health care programs is 'damaged goods.'

Damaged goods: President to make recess appointment for Medicare head

Obama pulls a Bush and sidesteps the Senate.

Lying about the reason Berwick’s nomination was held up

As previously noted, President Obama’s choice to put Dr. Donald Berwick at the helm of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services through recess appointment shows a double standard on side-stepping the nomination process — making Berwick what Obama used to call “damaged goods.” But what’s more, the White House is lying when it says [...]

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