Quote of the day:
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. - Nikita Khrushchev
It's been a very long time since I have been on a train. I remember them as walking down the aisles of passenger cars punching your ticket. Do they still exist?
I think "Health Train Express" needs fewer ticket punchers.
When was the last time you thought about a Surgeon General?
The last one I remember was David Satcher , before that the memorable C. Everett Koop . I am not certain why but the most memorable Surgeon Generals had beards.
The complete List of Surgeon Generals is here.
Another Surgeon General was Jocelyn Elders, who I like to call the "equal opportunity" Surgeon General. She was both a woman and an African-American . General Elders was a very outspoken leader....she was however politically incorrect, a proponent for sex education, introducing Condom in public school. She was summarily drummed out...
Some of these "Generals" actually were Admirals...but I have not heard of any called "Surgeon Admirals".
Whatever has happened to our current surgeon general?
Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H.
I am sure he is an excellent Surgeon General, but why has been "acting" for so long. Is this a rehearsal, or Audition for the part?
Now you ask what does any of this have to do with caring for patients.....???Nothing, nada...............just like most of what we read, or hear about medical care.
1 comment:
He is acting, because he can't be confirmed. The notion of a surgen general hides behind the objectivity that was once a general. Some law was passed that makes battlefield commanders direct reports of presidents, which means that their abilities as the fighters of wars has been totally compromised by their abilities to fight politically. The surgen general is no different. In this administration, they continue the war on science as much as any other political hack appointee. So it is a good thing that his acting is up to his acting even if he is a competent good guy. They all need to be fired. They if they are good guys made an error in their career judgement, because they will be fired.
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