There are two slots, really. Both should be eliminated.

But Obama willl probably look for a technocrat for HHS and a politico for reform czar. Kathleen Sebelius is a lot of both.

Other potentials, from what I hear, are John Kitzhaber, Debbie Stabenow, Howard Dean.

There’s a great piece on NPR this morning about how this sets health-care reform back months.