No, really, Monica Wehby wants to run Obamacare in Oregon. Really!

Kari Chisholm

Hilarious? Sad? Some of both, I guess.

It seems that Dr. Monica Wehby -- who ran as a single-issue anti-ObamaCare candidate -- called Gov. John Kitzhaber and offered herself up as a candidate to run the Oregon Health Authority.

From the O:

A day after losing her bid for U.S. Senate, Monica Wehby picked up the phone and reached Gov. John Kitzhaber on his cell. ... According to multiple sources, she asked about a job opening: director of the Oregon Health Authority.

Here's Rachel Maddow's take (fast-forward to 2:25). It's kind of awesome.

And here's another important reaction that seems spot-on:

Jeff Heatherington, president of FamilyCare Health Plans, chuckled when he heard about Wehby's interest.

Heatherington, whose company contracts with the state to provide managed care to low-income families on the Oregon Health Plan, said the Health Authority needs a strong administrator to clean it up, then manage it with a great deal of political know-how.

"About $16 billion runs through the Oregon Health Authority," he added. "You don't put a novice in there."

You can't make this stuff up.

By Kari Chisholm Nov. 18, 2014