Obama selects Surgeon General

[davidb]

Alabama doctor picked for surgeon general - Health care- msnbc.com

Obama says Dr. Regina Benjamin understands the needs of the poor and uninsured, making her uniquely qualified to be America's doctor as his administration tries to revamp the health care system.

For her part, Benjamin on Monday ticked off preventable diseases that have claimed nearly all her relatives — diabetes, high blood pressure, lung cancer.

Hopefully losing a relative to lung cancer(reason not stated of how they contracted it) would allow her to be more open on allowing a better alternative than tobacco.

 

[Janetda]

Only if she has half the balls Dr. Joycelyn Elders did. But remember what happened to her.

 

[Surf Monkey]

Only if she has half the balls Dr. Joycelyn Elders did. But remember what happened to her.

Republicans don't have as much power in the House and Senate now as they did back then.