Sanjay Gupta, Surgeon General

[Heath Ledger]

actually it was pretty funny if you could only see all of the pm's ive got telling me how funny that comment was.

[Supergirl]

In case anyone cares - Why he was chose:
Because he is not only a qualified, experienced doctor, but a TV-friendly personality who is good at explaining medical issues to the American People. As Obama is looking to try and make a major change to our broken health care system, this will be vitally important to have. The Surgeon General is hired to be the face of the medical system in a president's government, and to advise the American people on medical issues the president decided are important.

That's why he was chosen. IMHO, it was a very good selection.

Also, I'm glad Atul Gawande (www.gawande.com) wasn't chosen, because my partner is currently working with him and we don't want him to go off to Washington D.C.

[Heath Ledger]

Not to mention Sanjaya has some really cool hair and millions of teenage girls who worship him and his singing ability.

[Taco]

If Gupta's Surgeon General, shouldn't Keiffer Sutherland get the CIA job?

I think Gupta would be OK

[Oh, Gee!!]

Not to mention Sanjaya has some really cool hair and millions of teenage girls who worship him and his singing ability.

strike 3

[RandomGuy]

Y'all do know that the Surgeon general is mostly a figurehead position with little ability to affect policy, right?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgeon..._United_States

Sheesh.

The fact that Gupta is semi-famous is actually a bonus.

This particular position requires about as much administrative skill as managing a very small business.

Much ado about nothing.