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Republician Presidential Field
ecthompsonmd May 9, 2015

Finally, after months of non-candidates announcing that they were running for President, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is throwing his hat into the ring. Huckabee is different than many of the other candidates. I think that he really has a chance to tied up the religious conservatives. He could be a real problem for whoever becomes the front runner. Huckabee’s problem when he ran the last time was that he ran out of money and had a terrible organization. I suspect that he will correct the organization problem. It is really unclear if he can raise the funds necessary to compete.

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Sebelius Accepts HHS Post
ecthompsonmd February 28, 2009

It has been forever in Obama days (he is moving so fast) since Tom Daschle withdrew from consideration as Chief of Health and Human Services. There were rumors about Howard Dean, who is a physician, stepping in. There were also rumors about Governor Kathleen Sebelius. More from WaPo: Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius accepted President Obama’s nomination to become Health and Human Services Secretary this afternoon, according to administration officials. Sebelius will replace former senator Thomas A. Daschle, who withdrew from consideration last month. “This evening, the President asked Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to serve as his Secretary of Health and Human

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The Errington Thompson Show 1-31-09
ecthompsonmd February 3, 2009

Those of you who listened to my show on Saturday know that I wasn’t in the studio. I was in my bed in a pool of drool. I had been up for about 36 hours. I could do that when I was young, but not now!! 🙂 I did interview Joan McCarter from the Daily Kos on Friday. We talked about the Obama administration, the Eric Holder nomination and Gitmo. Because Joan has an incredible knowledge base, the conversation is a great summary of what Obama has done and what needs to be done. I recorded a short rant prior to

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