White House Health Care Reform Spox Leaving
EmailWith President Obama's plans for health care reform now a law and not just a concept, Linda Douglass, the communications director for the White House Office of Health Reform is leaving her position at the White House.
"It has been a tremendous honor to serve the President, and leaving this great team is bittersweet," said Douglass, the former Capitol Hill correspondent for ABC News, in a statement.
Douglass continued, saying that "after nearly 2 years of work that has been exhilarating and grueling in equal measure, I am going to step off the treadmill for awhile and rediscover the experience of dining with my husband on a regular basis. It has been a privilege to be part of the health care team, and I will be cheering with pride from the sidelines as this historic law takes effect."
In a statement, White House communications diretor Dan Pfeiffer praised Douglass.
“Linda has been and will continue to be a valued advisor to this President and this White House," Pfeiffer said. "She was instrumental in the passage of historic health reform. We’ll miss her hard work and the cheer she brought to the effort.”
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Now she’ll have lots of time to explain to her kids why they, and their kids, and their kids, and their kids, will have to pay outrageous amounts of taxes because of her “cheerful” efforts.
In about two weeks she’ll become another high-paid lobbyist allowed “inside” by the president who doesn’t allow such things…EVAH.
Posted by: Dell | April 8, 2010, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm
She should leave since she did a lousy
job of communicating.
Posted by: wis134 | April 8, 2010, 2:28 pm 2:28 pm
She is probalby the reason it took Obama 17 minutes to try and explain why they are raising Taxes in this health care reform bill he signed,while the economy is in such a mess,and he never did answer the question ask.
Posted by: stormerF2 | April 8, 2010, 2:35 pm 2:35 pm
I’m still amazed that the Democrats pulled it off at with their slim majorities (far less than they enjoyed for Social Security or Medicare). There were mistakes along the way, but in 50 years what matters is that America people and businesses won’t still be hobbled by a third world health insurance system. (Although we’ll surely ‘hate’ it just like everyone ‘hates’ Medicare – until you suggest cutting it and leaving them to the alternative…)
Posted by: jhw539 | April 8, 2010, 2:44 pm 2:44 pm
vintage O team – make a fat mess and bail.
Posted by: JJ | April 8, 2010, 3:27 pm 3:27 pm
I hope I get to be her Nurse Practioner.
Posted by: mjishernameo | April 8, 2010, 4:57 pm 4:57 pm
Practitioner, typed too fast.
Posted by: mjishernameo | April 8, 2010, 4:58 pm 4:58 pm
I am hoping that she saw the “light” and left for “cause”. I have always respected her…and was sad to see she “fell” for the President’s image. Hope she finds a new home..one that is more worthy of her talents.
Posted by: Pepper | April 9, 2010, 3:17 am 3:17 am