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by csoups14 495 days ago
We're supposed to withhold judgment on somebody who has directly led to the deaths of several dozen children? Are you really implying there is no one who is better qualified to lead HHS?
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Does it sound like I am suggesting that? That's certainly not my question. I don't think RFK should be anywhere near anything. But he is. So the only option is to accept that, and hold off judging someone until bad policies are released.

It's entirely possible RFK feels extreme regret for such incident and wishes to help prevent it from happening again. It's also entirely possible RFK will do a decent job, just like it's possible he will be replaced in 6 months.

There is some validity in his comments, US is not healthy, there is extreme dietary issues, lack of exercise and eating terribly is rampant. But nobody complained about any other department head for not trying to solve that issue. But his past is very loudly negative.

We can always update our priors if we're proven wrong about these people. What's wrong with having expectations?

Somebody must have had an expectation, otherwise how were they selected? Why do we keep hearing over and over that they need forgiveness?

Let’s hold off on judging the bull we just released in the china shop unitl he has time to wander around in there for a while.
That's an interesting analogy. If I recall correctly, Mythbusters put a bull in a china shop and found that the bull avoided the shelves and didn't break anything.
But this is an RFK analogy, so its more likely he'd decapitate the bull with a chainsaw then dump its body in central park.