Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing to face the Senate's confirmation publicity to lead the Ministry of Health and Welfare, so the Republican Senator should find the courage to refuse his nomination.
The most obvious reason is Kennedy's dangerous anti -vaccine position. His history that promoted such a rhetoric is to directly impair the mission of the institution in charge of vaccine and public health guidance. As Wall Street Journal It was pointed out by a painful editorKennedy mislots that milde vaccines were incorrectly claimed that the measles vaccine would cause autism -even though the overwhelming evidence -it suggested that the polio vaccine would cause more death than the eradicated virus. 。
I hope that the latter claims to resonate with Senator Mitch McConel (R-Ky). People who overcome the polio as a child。 However, we hope for the concept of a well -Republican member of the Republican Party to prevent long and lively pests from recurring. There is no need to throw.
The trend of accepting Kennedy's conspiracy theory threatens to eroded the trust of public health initiative and overturns the decades of progress in fighting preventive illnesses.
This brings us to the second reasons for disqualification. Kennedy's lack of judgment brings serious concerns about his decision. He has a long history of strange and annoying actions. Maintain his diary on his many extramed issuesTo make a ridiculous claim Claim The COVID-19 was designed to spare the Ashkenazi Jews and the Chinese. Furthermore, he once abandoned the corpse of a bear's bear in central park.
Such an unstable behavior may be an interesting dinner guest or pontificator for podcasts, but it is a qualification to supervise the $ 1.7 trillion agency that is in charge of protecting American health. There is almost no.
Third reason -and this may be the most destructive in his confirmation, but his life history as an advanced Democratic member. Despite the recent cheating with conservative populism, Kennedy has long been an activist on the left, and his position has refuted both real and conservative values.
It was not unusual for his position to be distorted in the “crank” territory. For example, Kennedy spread the conspiracy claim between George W. Bush and Republican members. I stealed the 2004 election from the Democratic Party John Kelly。
His environmental activities included a lobby activity to close the Indian Point Nuclear Power Station in New York. This was proudly trusted after the warning's documentary, “India's Points: Imagine Unimaginable Imagination”. plant.
Kennedy's advocacy eventually succeeded in closing nuclear power plants, which led to an increase in carbon emissions, as the state replaced it with nuclear fuel. His efforts have irony to the very clean energy goals that the environmentalist defends superficially.
In the hot button of abortion, conservatives Kennedy used to say him before We identify “Pro Choice” and believe that it is always the right to choose a woman, but also supports the policy “dramatically reduces this country abortion.”
Kennedy is not without attractive or good ideas to make fairness. It's not enough to justify his confirmation. Call WooWoo if necessary. But his concerns about microplastics and super -positive foods are faithful to me. At least, there should be someone who is playing alarms about these things.
Kennedy's openness in the struggle with addiction and his willingness to challenge the facility can be refreshing. For example, the defending of his “”Healing farm“The recovery of the addicted persons can be spent in rural areas for a long time, you may be able to learn about diligence and reconstruct your life, but it may be easy to laugh, but it is an opioid. Provides a creative approach to take the crisis.
Since my wife hosts a podcast called the phone, these insights personally resonate with me. “Poisoning” It focuses on Fentanyl's tragedy. Through interviews with experts and the recovery of addicts, we've seen how to recover, support the community, and often need mental religion and higher purposes. For example, one success story contains A Former Army Intelligence Reproduct to heal the addict using Crossfit。
Similarly, Kennedy's recovery proposal is unconventional, but it is worth considering. However, even here, I am doubtful at most Kennedy's ideas -his support to legalize marijuana and psychedelic. Kennedy's occasional flash cannot exceed the overwhelming evidence that he is not suitable for leadership.
The charm and a good idea do not make up for a characteristic career due to conspiracy theory, unstable behavior, and lack of substantial qualifications. Political leaders should not evacuate him, but they should not be in charge of HHS.
This is not the role of a strange provocator. It requires a stable and competent leader that can maintain public health with honesty and reliability. Kennedy is obviously not that person.
Matt K. Lewis He is a columnist, a pod caster, and the author of the book.It's too ridiculous to fail” and “Dirty and rich politicians。 “
