This is good news. We need her here in KS.

I only wish Bill Richardson had done the same especially since throughout the Spring and Summer he kept on professing that he had the job he wanted.

I think Sebelius's rationale is well-put. Good for her.

The political naivety on this site astounds..

If you're being passed over sometimes you say you are not interested (usually right about when you've run out of any chance...). The person passing you over agrees to go along because while they are passing you over its the right thing to do.

This is good for her. She will have another chance to run for Senate rather than disappearing into the administration. It's best that Cabinet jobs don't go to current elected officials, particularly in Red states where they're needed. That was the worst part of the Napolitano pick.

I'd also hope Herseth-Sandlin, who has been mentioned for a cabinet position, does the same. It would be dumb to pick her as she has a future in state politics.

when she visited Obama volunteers in NC. She was wonderful.  She is a strong advocate of windpower. I was thinking she would be Energy Secretary.

The 2010 election is going to be a wild one in Kansas.  Just about every major race could be open.

Governor Sebelius is term limited.  Brownback's leaving his Senate seat.  At least two of the four House seats are being vacated -- and possibly more than just those two.

It's going to be an interesting midterm election to be sure.

I'm guessing that she is very ambitious and sees the Cabinet as an ending point rather than something to help propel her forward... something the Senate can do...

She wants the Senate...  She'll look at either working toward a leadership position (first Female Majority leader?) or as a jumping off point to run for the POTUS in 2016 (or as a VP prospect then).

Remaining in Kansas = Big (or biggest) Fish in small pond (and lots of options looking forward).

Washington Bound =  Bigger fish in really big lake (questionable options looking forward).

Not so shocking if you look at it that way.

I actually did not see this as she was passed over, but that she made a list and decided there were more long term positives for her by remaining as Governor.  

In the same vein, I think that a lot of the star power in the future administration is going to be dampened by the realities of  No Drama Obama.  No room for Prima Donas (or Dons), and Stars are Primas.

Most of the names being chattered about are a positively anti-progressive, as opposed to the generally appealing blank slate Sebelius.  See Obama's Ag Sec: FAR WORSE Than Previously Thought by OrangeClouds115.

Sebelius should be the VP nominee in 4 years after Biden resigns.

I'm glad.

I'm starting to worry that too many of the party's leading lights are going to the Administration.

We need to maintain a strong farm team.

Besides, she'd be a better 2016 presidential candidate from the Governor's Mansion or the Senate than from a cabinet post.