What an a**hole Obama is...... this Berwick is a DeathMaster for Senior Citizens!
Obama bypasses Senate for new Medicare chief
By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer Erica Werner, Associated Press Writer
Wed Jul 7, 7:04 pm ET
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama bypassed the Senate Wednesday and appointed Dr. Donald Berwick, a Harvard professor and patient care specialist, to run Medicare and Medicaid.
The decision to use a so-called recess appointment to install Berwick as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services drew immediate fire from the GOP. Republicans have raised concerns about Berwick's views on rationing of care and other matters and said it was wrong for Obama to go around the normal Senate confirmation process. That view was echoed by a key Democratic committee chairman, although the recess appointment is a tool used by presidents of both parties.
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