  Sebelius told the House Education and Workforce Committee that
she didn't explicitly ask Johnson & Johnson, Ascension Health
and Kaiser Permanente to give money to Enroll America, a
nonprofit organization run by a former Barack Obama
administration official designed to get people to use the law's
new insurance exchanges. She only called "to discuss the
organization and suggest that the entities look at the
organization."  If you were the person on the other end of that
call, you might see that as a distinction without a difference.
You don't get to be a corporate executive if you can't take a
hint, and when you're dealing with an agency whose decisions
determine your success, you may choose to err on the side of
caution.  Sebelius also pointed out her predecessor under
President George W. Bush did the same thing, urging companies to
help promote the 2003 prescription drug benefit. "Bush did it
too" is an interesting defense to hear from a Democratic Cabinet
secretary. That fact may make it harder for Republ