President Trumps nominee to head the Veterans Administration is the same as when President Bush nominated Harriet Myers to be on the Supreme Court.

Remember when President Trump said during the campaign that he would get the best people to serve in his government. Well after a little over a year, the first team is already leaving en masse and a second team is coming on board. To honor the opening day of the 2018 Baseball Season, the problem is the first team was not exactly an all-star team of public service but this latest bunch of nominees is making those individuals look like Hall of Famers. While Dr. Ronald Jackson is undoubtedly a highly skilled physician who has done great service in the medical and military sectors, he has not been prepared to administer a cabinet agency. This is like when George W. Bush thought Harriet Myers would be a good addition to the Supreme Court. We know where that nomination went. Dr. Jackson, for all his strengths, should not be confirmed as the next Secretary for Veterans Affairs. There are many more qualified individuals who could serve in that capacity and would be willing to serve. President Trump's first question should be "Can he or she do the job," not "Does he or she look good on television?"



https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-pick-to-head-veterans-department-faces-skepticism-over-his-experience/2018/03/29/b2677c4e-335d-11e8-94fa-32d48460b955_story.html?utm_term=.1020b04310bb

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2016/09/15/trump-ill-choose-the-best-people-for-my-administration.html