RFKjr Needs Bodyguards. Many of Them.

Fascinating insider account of the FDA/HHS/CDC wars which recently killed off Marty Makary, Tracy Beth Hoeg, and Hillary Perkins and will likely kill off RFKjr.  ("Killed" is metaphorical--so far.)

Excerpt anent Makary:

 

...Just peruse the almost dozen op-eds in the Wall Street Journal since last Fall, haranguing Marty for not approving a drug by Replimune that has unreliable data coming out of its flawed trials - you can see the strategy at work (three independent scientific teams at the FDA recommended against approval. Marty defended the scientists). Scan the political trade press daily and you’ll see chatter about the constant whining from the industry to the White House office established to placate aggrieved donors. Or the disgruntled former FDA employees serving as sources for every media hit, even though what they perceived as draconian DOGE layoffs happened before Marty took office. The rare-disease patient groups, being told by Pharma about how the FDA is delaying their new wonder-drug that could cure Huntington’s disease (even though the actual study methodology was at best controversial), ginned up anti-FDA grievance on social media and to the White House office established to placate aggrieved stakeholder groups (yes, there’s a relationship-babysitter WH office for everything)....

If you are reminded of the sudden exit of Tulsi Gabbard, you are not alone.

And this, wherein the author admits to some prejudice:

 ...But I have checked in with Marty pretty regularly during his year and a half journey, and over that time, watched him go from sounding enthusiastic and hopeful during the pre-confirmation process to frustrated and disappointed by government corruption. The let-down has been palpable over not being able to fully reverse the agency capture and put the public back in public health.

I know that people who know us both are saying I only see the best side of Marty. That’s true - I do. But I’ve loved him like a brother since we were both bright-eyed kids and it has pained me to watch the dream for Making America Healthy Again that we both shared for so long cut brutally short....

But before you say "AHA!!!  A tongue-bather!!!"  read the rest of the essay--or at least the first 10 grafs.

Then pray for the country.