Republicans who set out to skewer Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius got off on the wrong foot. First off, some of the first speakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee started with the Wizard of Oz theme. Sebelius is the former governor of Kansas. “We’re not in Kansas any more” was used on several occasions, to no avail. Their theme simply didn’t fit into the day or its events.
Sebelius disarmed her attackers by immediately opening up with the following statement:
“Access to HealthCare.gov has been a miserably frustrating experience for way too many Americans,” she said in her opening statement. “So let me say directly to these Americans: You deserve better. I apologize. I’m accountable to you for fixing these problems. And I’m committed to earning your confidence back by fixing the site.”
