Vicious Rants of an Angry Yellow Man

After the Republicans demanded that Obama name an ebola czar, he named Ron Klain to the post.  Klain is not a doctor nor an infectious disease expert so the GOP is complaining about that.  The GOP does complain a lot about anything Obama does.  In this case they do have a point.  At times of crisis you need a voice that the public can have confidence in.  If the leader named to fight the spread of this disease has no medical background, it is hard for the public to feel confident about what he says.

It seems to me we don't need to create a new position to fight ebola.  The surgeon general should be the right person for this.  The problem is we do not have a permanent surgeon general right now.  Obama had nominted Vivek Murthy, an Indian American, to this post in 2013.  Murthy graduated from Yale medical school and is an internist.  He seems to have the academic qualification for the job.  The GOP claimed that he is too young (37 years old).  They do have a point there since most doctors don't get to the peak of their career till at least in their 40's.  But the real reason they would not confirm him is that he was a big supporter of Obama in his campaign and he had come out for ban on assault weapons.  The NRA  come out against him and there are few GOP senators who are not afraid of the NRA.  So his nomination is in limbo and Harry Reid won't bring up the vote unless he thinks he can win, which he cannot at this time.

So it is a hypocritical for the GOP to derail Murthy's nomination and then claim that Obama fails to have a surgeon general.  So Obama should not have nominate an ebola czar with no medical background.  He should have gone on the offensive and dare the Republicans to deny a well qualified physician the post that is so vital at this time.  If the nomination fails, he can call out the GOP during the midterm election.  Then he should name an ebola czar with medical background.