Gupta opts out of surgeon general consideration

[jrich4rpaul]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/gupta.surgeon.general/index.html

[ryanduff]

Thank God. Unfortunately he'll probably be replaced with somebody much more sinister.

Or maybe he saw the collapse of the federal government coming and wanted to not be a part of it at the time.

[Golding]

Thank God. Unfortunately he'll probably be replaced with somebody much more sinister.

Or maybe he saw the collapse of the federal government coming and wanted to not be a part of it at the time.He has a family with three kids. I'm not sure he could manage the pay cut that comes with leaving CNN for a Surgeon General role.

[Freedom 4 all]

Maybe it was seen as a COI.

[akihabro]

Anyone keeping tabs on how many people are turning down Obama's cabinet picks or quiting? I'll try.
Secretary of Treasury - Timothy Geithner

Secretary of State - Hillary Clinton

Secretary of Defense - Robert Gates

Attorney General - Eric Holder

Secretary of Homeland Security - Janet Napolitano

Secretary of Health & Human Services - Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
Tom Daschle(taxes and lobbying)

Secretary of Commerce - Gary Locke
Sen. Judd Gregg (irreconcilable differences)
Gov. Bill Richardson (federal investigation)

Ambassador to the United Nations* - Susan Rice

Secretary of Veteran's Affairs - Eric Shinseki

Secretary of Agriculture -Tom Vilsack

Secretary of Education -Arne Duncan

Secretary of Energy -Steven Chu

Secretary of Housing & Urban Development -Shaun Donovan

Secretary of Interior -Ken Salazar

Secretary of Labor -Hilda Solis

Secretary of Transportation -Ray LaHood