Actually, the entire agency is loaded with bright, motivated, dedicated Doctorates and Masters who genuinely want to improve health. While there are, of course, a few strident leftists scattered among the group, the vast majority don't give a whit about politics and are working very hard on their specialty: Whether it be diabetes or athsma or cancer research, or preventing outbreaks of catastrophic new viruses, or radiation detection and mitigation.... the list is endless.
These are hardworking, dedicated people who actually care. Of all the Federal agencies I have ever seen in my life, this is the first one that is actually worth a damn.
Sorry, I didn’t make it clear. I was referring to Homelame Security. No doubt the CDC has some good folks there, in general, I have little trust in their “leadership” or their leadership’s motivation since these positions are typically appointed. I say “theirs” when it should be “ours”.