Former OMB  Director, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, on deck to replace HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, is getting high marks from a conservative reporter and a Republican Senator. After the White House announced Burwell's nomination, John McCain tweeted: Sylvia Burwell is an excellent choice to be the next HHS Secretary. On Monday Washington Examiner writer Paul Bedard had this to say about Obama's latest pick: ...she's [Burwell] kinda considered a budget genius, she used to work for high tech companies out West, I met her a couple of times...she's a real straight shooter, very honest, likes to basically tell ya how things are going and generally kinda considered the person who should be able to fix the whole website issue, not a political person who's going to go out there and pitch it. So Burwell’s a doer not a pitchman, but just because someone's a straight shooter doesn't mean they don't go for the jugular. MSN...(Read Full Post)