From MinnPost.com: N. Dakotan is Obama pick for federal health post.

I know absolutely nothing about Mary Wakefield.  Well I guess that is not entirely accurate.   I know these things largely thanks to the linked article:

1. Wakefield is from North Dakota;
2. She was trained as a nurse, and has her Ph.D. from the University of Texas;
3. She directs the Center for Rural Health at UND, where she is an expert on rural health;
4. She’s worked in Washington DC before in capacities including Chief of Staff for Sen. Kent Conrad;
5. She will oversee 7,000 community clinics.

Congratulations on your appointment Mrs. Wakefield.  I am convinced that what is good for North Dakota is good for me, so even though I would guess Mrs. Wakefield and I wouldn’t see eye to eye on every issue, I am confident she will do a  good job.

Clearly this is homer-ism, but hey I like seeing ND in the news and this will only give me another reason to post news stories about the greatest state admitted to the union in 1889.

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