Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General???

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:My first reaction was that this has to be some kind of a joke. But, then I realized I don't know much about the guy. Still, this has to be Obama's most unconventional pick yet.

Also, Gupta apparently has two young kids. Could we have another school controversy on our hands?

And his wife is pregnant.

I think he will accept the position, but I know he was trying to decide family logistics - a nice comfy journalist/medical career + moving the family/kids/pregnant wife from Atlanta to the crazy world of politics here in the nation's capital.

[Anonymous]

At least it wasn't another former Clinton administration person.

AND at least it wasn't Dr. Oz (Oprah's buddy)

[Anonymous]

Maybe he is negotiating to get rid of the military style uniform for the surgeon "general". I have always thought that would be a deal breaker.

[Anonymous]

Not negotiable. The Surgeon General is a member of the Commissioned Corps. of the Public Health Service. They all are required to wear uniforms and I just can't imagine an exception being made for him.

[Anonymous]

I'm for the nomination. If we're going to have someone trotting out medical advice for the nation, might as well be a well-spoken, witty journalist/doctor. And I think he's smokin' hot.

BTW, He had a little experience with gov't as he was a white house fellow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm for the nomination. If we're going to have someone trotting out medical advice for the nation, might as well be a well-spoken, witty journalist/doctor. And I think he's smokin' hot.

BTW, He had a little experience with gov't as he was a white house fellow.

That sounds familiar to me too. Wasn't Gupta an advisor to Hillary during Clinton's presidency (hence, her whole inspiration for her health care stance...at the time)?