We will hear from the far right crowd how it is a terrible appointment.
By all accounts, he is highly competent. He is also able to articulate himself very well. In the position of Surgeon General, being articulate is extremely important.
This is actually the first guy that came to mind for me when I thought about Surgeon General, but only because I was watching CNN at the time. I honestly don't know enough about his background to make an informed comment.
Really? Its hung in there pretty well during this market down turn. Also pays a really good dividend. I own both Altria and Philip Morris International and plan on keeping them for a while
They were saying on the Atlanta radio this morning he'd take a huge paycut taking this job. He is some kind of big deal down at Emory and they were saying for him to come speak he gets paid 30-40 large...