Run, Kathleen, run

Rumor has it Kathleen Sebelius is considering a run for the U.S. Senate against the likely Republican challenger, three-term incumbent Pat Roberts.
She should.
Here are her qualifications:
• U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2009-2014
• Two-term governor of Kansas, 2003-2009
• Kansas insurance commissioner, 1995-2003
• Member of the Kansas Legislature, 1987-1995

Stack that against Roberts’:
• U.S. House of Representatives, 1981-1997
• U.S. Senate, 1997-2014

SEBELIUS knows Kansas, she knows the important role health care plays not only in our personal lives, but also to the health care industry, and as a former governor she understands and respects the division between state and federal powers.
Even at age 65, Sebelius has youth on her side. Sen. Roberts turns 78 Sunday. If he were to win he’d be nearly 85 at his term’s end. This is not a slap against geriatrics, rather a reality check.
Some say Sebelius is out to settle an old score with Roberts. Last fall, Roberts called for her resignation because of the poor way registration for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act was managed.
Roberts accused Sebelius of “gross mismanagement.”
Though Sebelius has become accustomed to calls for her head, that it came from a longtime friend of the family and personal supporter was a kick to the gut.
Roberts cut his teeth on politics by working for Keith Sebelius, the secretary’s father-in-law, when the elder served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1980. Ever since, the two families had remained close.
Roberts also was one of nine Republican senators to support Sebelius’ nomination to the cabinet post in 2009.
Yes, the rollout was a disaster, and as chief, Sebelius took the fall. But it takes a person of character to see it through the hard times and when she stepped down last week all expectations had been met.

THE DEADLINE to file is June 2 — perhaps long enough for the former state representative, insurance commissioner, governor and U.S. Health and Human Services secretary, to decide she has one more race in her to run.
We hope so.
— Susan Lynn