You can’t blame Kathleen Sebelius.

When the two-term governor takes over as secretary of health and human services, she’ll be representing Kansas in Washington, D.C.

She’ll be representing a state that’s so small in population that we only get six electoral votes, a state that often goes unheard of, unlistened to and perhaps even overlooked.

But while Sebelius is on her way to the capital city, we Kansans are left to fill the void.

Before Obama announced his intent to have Sebelius serve on his cabinet, the governor was busy signing a $300 million deficit reduction package.

This package deals directly with the state’s budget problems for the current year – an act that does not solve the state’s budget problems in their entirety.

Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson now will have to complete the job.

It’s no lie that 60-year-old Sebelius has been a widely popular governor during her reign, but she has been quick to abandon the state that got her where she is today.

During the early stages of the election, Sebelius was reported to be a possibility for Obama’s running mate.

However, Obama chose Joe Biden instead.

Soon after the conclusion of the election, reports started circulating that Sebelius would receive a spot on Obama’s cabinet.

But when Obama failed to offer Sebelius a position, she heroically announced that she was going to focus on our state’s budget problems rather than worry about her political future.

She then began formulating a plan to get Kansas back on track in terms of budget problems.

All of this, however, was disregarded when Obama’s first choice for HHS, Tom Daschle, withdrew from the position.

Daschle, former Senate Majority Leader, failed to pay $140,000 in taxes.

So, while you can’t blame Sebelius for wanting to get the heck out of Kansas, you can blame her for leaving quite a mess behind.