Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius Endorses Obama

Last night in El Dorado, Kansas, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) endorsed Barack Obama for president with a very competent and impressive speech, and I couldn't help but think that she might make a wonderful vice presidential running mate for Obama, if he is nominated.

See what you think. (My guess is probably for Bill Richardson as a VP for either Obama or Hillary.)

So, I checked Wikipedia to see what it says about her. Lo, and behold! Read the rest of the Wiki entry about her here.

During the 2004 election Sebelius was named as a potential running mate for John Kerry.[14] In the aftermath of Kerry's defeat in the 2004 presidential election, some pundits named Sebelius as a potential candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 2008. Some of Sebelius's political leanings, including support for abortion rights and opposition to capital punishment, are unusual for a governor of Kansas; yet many contend that her appeal would be broad among her fellow Midwesterners.[citation needed] As of 2008, speculation remains that she would be a contender for the vice-presidential slot on a ticket headed by either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton.[15]Speculation that the Vice Presidential nomination lies in her future was heightened by the fact that she was chosen by the Democratic Party's congressional leaders to give their party's official response to Republican President George W. Bush's State of the Union Address.[16] The next day, she endorsed Obama's campaign, one week before the Kansas caucus on Super Tuesday [17].

Sebelius is now chair of the Democratic Governors Association, a popular launchpad for those with national political ambitions.[18] In 2007, she traveled to Istanbul to attend the annual Bilderberg Group meeting.[19]

First posted 1-30-08 on the original Whistling Dog.