Friday, October 17, 2014

Ebola Czar: An Odd Choice

We are facing a crisis of epic proportions, and a danger unlike any we have ever seen before. A deadly disease that has never before been seen on American soil is spreading. Fear has consumed the American population, and we have more questions than answers. 

A good start is: where the hell is the Surgeon General? Well, the last one resigned. And right now, we have an ACTING Surgeon General, who also happens to be a career naval officer. His name is Rear Admiral (RADM) Boris D. Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H. Why is this not the man being presented as leading the nations fight against Ebola? Let's be honest here. He's a navy man. And this President and his Administration have been more than hostile to our men in uniform, firing generals who may disagree with administration policy. So it's no surprise the acting Surgeon General has been silenced.

So why hasn't the position been filled you might ask? Simple. Instead of a medical doctor, who has professional experience in educating people and professionals about health care, this President nominated a man who created an organization called "Doctors for Obama" (which later changed it's name to "Doctors for America") and showed signs he intended to turn gun ownership into some sort of mental deficiency, so his nomination was rightly blocked.

The man currently leading the fight against Ebola, CDC Director Tom Frieden, is another policy expert. Remember the fight in NYC over Big Gulp Sodas? Thank Tom Frieden. Tom is such a failure though, someone else has to step up to calm the nation, or whatever the hell it is they are actually trying to do, and the acting Surgeon General, being a loyal American, and a Navy Man, he's out... so what do we do now? An EBOLA Czar! Yes! Another Czar!

But that would be ok, right? As long as we get someone qualified! A doctor! There are tons of great medical professionals in America... this could be a major opportunity to protect our children and families....and....wait....he choose who?

A LAWYER? A FORMER LOBBYIST? YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME?!?

Ron Klain has been announced as the Ebola Czar. Klain is as far into the inner Democratic circle as anyone even can be. Associate Council to Bill Clinton in Janet Reno's Justice Department, a Former Chief of Staff to Al Gore, Chief of staff to Joe Biden... He's also been linked to Gen Wesley Clark's campaign, and has been instrumental in the career of John Kerry. Oh, and he lobbied the Government on behalf of Fannie Mae, helping them overcome "regulatory issues"...

Is he a Doctor? Nope. You've heard of Solyndra right? From Wikipedia:

"Klain apparently signed off on President Obama's support of a $535 million loan guarantee for now-defunct solar-panel company Solyndra. Despite concerns about whether the company was viable, Klain approved an Obama visit, stating, 'The reality is that if POTUS visited 10 such places over the next 10 months, probably a few will be belly-up by election day 2012.'"

An odd choice. God help us all.