Mr. President: Please Consider Dr. Howard Dean

in place of either Senator Daschle for Secretary of Health and Human Services or Dr. Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General (see here for concerns about Daschle and Gupta).

As you know, while governor of Vermont, Dr. Dean brought near-universal healthcare to children and pregnant women. The uninsured rate in Vermont dropped from 12.7% to 9.6%, and child abuse and teen pregnancy rates were cut roughly in half. At the same time, under his tenure, the state paid off much of its public debt while lowering income taxes twice.

Moreover, he pioneered grassroots internet politics, and as DNC Chair, his 50-state strategy deserves much of the credit for Dems' election wins during the last two election cycles (see Wikipedia regarding Dean's career).

Dr. Dean can make government work for the people, which we badly need.

You can e-mail the Prez here.