[Big_Monkey]

"“He is more qualified to be surgeon General by education, experience and personality than any man or woman alive in United States.” Somehow I think that’s debatable."

I agree that it's clearly debatable. I'm not bashing Gupta. He is, without question, a superb medical doctor.

Personally, I would like to have seen a pick that had some experience as a health care administrator - someone who understands the cost drivers in the US health care system. Too many doctors are poor, poor managers of people, systems and most importantly money.

I have seen nothing in Gupta's background that leads me to believe he understands the problems from a management perspective.

[Norman Bates]

“I have seen nothing in Gupta’s background that leads me to believe he understands the problems from a management perspective.”

Good point. If you are going to go “Doctor” you’d probably be better off appointing a nuts-and-bolts general practitioner anyway.