Tennessee Congressman to HHW?

By Kleinheider Posted on February 3, 2009 at 2:53 pm

With the withdrawal of Tom Daschle’s name from consideration for Health and Human Services chief, the obligatory speculation regarding whom the next nominee shall be necessarily follows.

Some folks like Howard Dean. Others have less controversial choices.

The Office of Management and Budget was, of course, the main job folks thought Congressman Jim Cooper would end up in if he chose to go to Washington. HHS, however, would not be a bad fit either, considering the congressman’s interest in healthcare.