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April 10, 2014

Sebelius to Resign as Secretary of HHS
— Ace

In case you think her resignation was caused by the fact that Obamacare and especially Healthcare.gov were disasters, nope, Ezra Klein, head of the comedy start-up Larfz.com, says different:

Kathleen Sebelius is resigning because Obamacare has won http://t.co/GYi8z0ItLj
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) April 10, 2014

Oh, you'll be happy to know that Seebey's replacement is a non-partisan straight-shooter who only works on behalf of the American people.

She's the one who unilaterally ordered the Government Shutdown Theater in October, even demanding that the National Zoo's "Panda-Cam" be turned off.

To save taxpayer money, you know.

Posted by: Ace at 05:29 PM | Comments (52)
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1 Klein is a tool.

Posted by: Crashpanic at April 10, 2014 05:30 PM (jWakl)

2 FIRST!

Posted by: Crashpanic at April 10, 2014 05:30 PM (jWakl)

3 toss a shoe at her

Posted by: ncj at April 10, 2014 05:30 PM (krmE0)

4 Total clownshoes.

Posted by: Phinn at April 10, 2014 05:30 PM (i5GO4)

5 Obamacare won? what? Is that a horse?

Posted by: Guido at April 10, 2014 05:32 PM (GYg/s)

6 The reasoning behind this logic is spellbinding.

Posted by: Sir Issac Newton at April 10, 2014 05:32 PM (88xKn)

7 Yeah, Sebelius is taking a victory lap. After the glorious triumph of Obamacare and Healthcare.gov what more can she achieve.

Posted by: cm9000 at April 10, 2014 05:34 PM (XRSxm)

8 hmmm -- stomped by the MaetBall.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 10, 2014 05:35 PM (cHZB7)

9 ONT up.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 10, 2014 05:36 PM (ojnk6)

10 This is astounding "journalism." The White House announces it has reached its "goal," Sebelius resigns, and all is well. Forget doc shock and logistics of the insurance industry going forward, forget how few uninsured have signed up, forget how little we know about the actual premiums paid, forget that millions more are set to lose their insurance, forget that the law is still being changed by executive fiat week after week, forget the impending employer mandate (whatever is left of it, that is), all is well! ALL IS WELL!

Posted by: LP at April 10, 2014 05:36 PM (VqXoN)

11 What happens to her flying monkeys? Do all of them go too or do some stay so they can "liaison" with whatever K street cauldron she settles at?

Posted by: VADM (Red) Cuthbert Collingwood (Mentioned in Despatches) at April 10, 2014 05:38 PM (1mtKP)

12 To bad no one saw this coming...

Posted by: Mjim at April 10, 2014 05:39 PM (g7Azt)

13 First time I've looked at Vox. No commenting allowed? I wonder why...

Posted by: MostlyRight at April 10, 2014 05:39 PM (mhOyM)

14
So they need a bean counter whose good at fudging numbers.

Posted by: YIKES! at April 10, 2014 05:41 PM (mETGQ)

15 This reminds me of the line from Deep Space 9. It was one of the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition: "Every once in a while declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies." Also, I didn't think Ezra Klein could possible beclown himself further. And then this happened today. /slowclap

Posted by: sans_sheriff at April 10, 2014 05:42 PM (lj4x1)

16 "Supercilious has resigned." - Mark Levin

Posted by: Jeanne at April 10, 2014 05:43 PM (CzGpp)

17 The hive mind will carry the torch, don't you worry.

Posted by: Mjim at April 10, 2014 05:44 PM (g7Azt)

18 The Secretary of HHS has always been Sylvia Burwell.

Posted by: BLM Free Speech Zones [/i] [/b] at April 10, 2014 05:47 PM (5ikDv)

19 Out in a blaze of infamy.

Posted by: General Custer at April 10, 2014 05:49 PM (dvRYt)

20 so she can just walk away? this is how it is now?

Posted by: willow at April 10, 2014 05:51 PM (nqBYe)

21 And the GOP will vote for whoever O nominates.

Posted by: Y-not on the phone at April 10, 2014 05:51 PM (zDsvJ)

22 Somehow little Ezra's voice sounds funny when it's coming from 15 inches up his lower colon. Seems to change the tone a bit.

Posted by: Comanche Voter at April 10, 2014 05:52 PM (wdHk6)

23 absurd.

Posted by: willow at April 10, 2014 05:52 PM (nqBYe)

24 "so she can just walk away?"

She was a good soldier for the cause. Can't wait to see what awards she wins, maybe a VP pick? But I'm sorry, that is only in a perfect world, and we all know it isn't because of those stupid Republicans.

Posted by: Mjim at April 10, 2014 05:53 PM (g7Azt)

25 Every time I think it simply wouldn't be possible for me to despise the Dem bastards any more than I already do, they do something worse. When the Calvo Sotelo moment comes, it's going to be ugly as Hell.

Posted by: mac at April 10, 2014 05:54 PM (9Aeep)

26 It's a victory for sure. Steiner will arrive in time to catch the bitter clinging untermenchen completely off guard.

Posted by: Adolph Ezra at April 10, 2014 05:54 PM (dvRYt)

27 Yay! Obamacare Won!!!! (Sigh of relief)

Posted by: Mjim at April 10, 2014 05:54 PM (g7Azt)

28 Working title for her memoir is rumored to be "SERIOUSLY YOU GUYS, IT WASNT MY FAULT!!! 11!!!!"

Posted by: VA Gator at April 10, 2014 05:54 PM (j8emF)

29 It reads like an Onion editorial. But... but it's real

Posted by: Steve Holt! at April 10, 2014 05:56 PM (n5s6c)

30 I suspect she'll be hired as a lobbyist for the health insurance industry.

Posted by: Null at April 10, 2014 05:57 PM (xjpRj)

31 These people exhaust me.

Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at April 10, 2014 05:57 PM (bCEmE)

32 Did everyone know Sebelius wanted to resign for a long time?

Posted by: Dun'n Dunner at April 10, 2014 06:01 PM (sCQUu)

33 Reply to Klein's tweet posted by Ace: "No wait. That's like saying Gorbachev resigned because communism won. See, I even worked in Obamacare=Marxism there..."

Posted by: grumpyguy at April 10, 2014 06:12 PM (Lae5s)

34 okay, larfz.com . Now that is some funny stuff. Too bad Klein's slavish devotion to the Democrats reminds me of politics in the Soviet Union or North Korea. All truth comes from the party and any deviation from it isn't even imagined by these small, little, dangerous men.

Posted by: grumpyguy at April 10, 2014 06:19 PM (Lae5s)

35 the bullshit is getting very, very deep.

Posted by: GOP Establishment. at April 10, 2014 06:30 PM (vA94g)

36 We just about got em licked.

Posted by: George Armstrong Custer at April 10, 2014 06:53 PM (bitz6)

37 Here's an idea, NBC. Save yourself a lot of dough and just put up a jumbo wide-screen on Letterman's desk on the "Late Show" set and stream Ezra Klein's Twitter feed through it. At least the show might be funny.

What?

You already signed Colbert as the replacement? For a 5 year deal?

Sucks to be you, man.

Posted by: dissent555 at April 10, 2014 07:24 PM (yR6A1)

38 Hey Ezra,

If resigning means success, then how come O is still Teh Prez?

Posted by: dissent555 at April 10, 2014 07:25 PM (yR6A1)

39 "Ezra Klein, head of the comedy start-up Larfz.com." I thought that was Ezra Klown's idea.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at April 10, 2014 07:43 PM (1CroS)

40 You know who is Better than Ezra? Everyfuckingbody!!!!! That's who.

Posted by: Mark Turner at April 10, 2014 07:54 PM (BsG1N)

41 This is so racist forcing that Sebulous resign just because they hate blacks and President Obama. I hope Jessie Jackson is the next Secretary of Medical Things.

Posted by: Dorcus Blimeline at April 10, 2014 08:13 PM (iB0Q2)

42 "I VANT DOSE PUPPIES!" Has left the building...

Posted by: Mojo at April 10, 2014 11:19 PM (AIC5Z)

Update: Little Big Horn a complete success. Custer gets haircut in celebration.

Posted by: Mr. Feverhead at April 11, 2014 12:58 AM (6ahup)

44 If Barky could have gotten the IRS to intimidate enough of those anti-0bamacare 501(3)(c) entities it would have not been a failure. Just look how the IRS influenced the overall election. Without the IRS help we would not be where we are today! Remember that song: Put the lemon in the coco-butt And, muck it all up. Put the lemon in the coco-butt And, muck it all up. Say that one-hundred times quickly and it will make sense.

Posted by: Barney F. at April 11, 2014 02:02 AM (zGaZT)

45 I'm surprised Ezra can type so well from his knees.

Posted by: physics geek at April 11, 2014 04:02 AM (MT22W)

46 Mr. Klein is now beyond parody.

Posted by: Rob at April 11, 2014 04:35 AM (oFu2g)

47 Meanwhile, wonk Ezra Klein has also determined that Hitler did NOT commit suicide but accidentally shot himself and Eva Braun while firing off rounds in celebration of the War going so well.

Posted by: WannabeAnglican at April 11, 2014 04:49 AM (vFmT2)

48 Everybody call their congressdrone and Senator and try to get us a National Slap Ezra Klein In the Head Day. Since there's 535 of them we can probably cover the whole year.

Posted by: richard mcenroe at April 11, 2014 05:45 AM (XO6WW)

49 Test

Posted by: Buzzsaw at April 11, 2014 06:12 AM (tf9Ne)

50 "Ezroid." Heh.

Posted by: Mister Christopher at April 11, 2014 06:20 AM (uI7aJ)

51 "Kathleen Sebelius is resigning because Obamacare has won"

In other news: Vox is the new Onion, just with less humor.

Posted by: Obama Lied Jobs Died at April 13, 2014 06:50 PM (wT9UL)

52 So Obamacare "won" did it? ...and Sebelius is being replaced? But I thought she was resigning because it "won" thereby removing the need for that position yes? So this person is resigning in victory as were? Where and when does this clusterfuck of a nightmare administration stop?

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 14, 2014 05:51 AM (vGtnu)

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