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International Relations prof at U. Illinois. Senior Editor @ArcDigi. Author “Drones and Terrorism.” Politics, national security, and occasional nerdery.

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    Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Mar 29

    Ben Carson is a brilliant surgeon, and Exhibit A for how talent in one area might not translate to others. By many accounts, Ronny Jackson is a good doctor. Doesn't mean he can run the VA. Administration is a skill.

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      2. Rick Petree‏ @RickPetree Mar 29
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        And the VA, in particular, is a killer challenge for even the most skilled and dynamic administrator. Jackson shows very poor judgment in accepting a post for which he has to know he's woefully ill equipped. By doing so, he disserves the veterans who rely on the VA.

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      3. Elizabeth Picciuto‏Verified account @epicciuto Mar 29
        Replying to @RickPetree @NGrossman81

        That's my thought. I'm not sure why he feels he should accept this.

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      4. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Mar 29
        Replying to @epicciuto @RickPetree

        Maybe he thinks he'd be good at it (and it's possible he will be). Alternatively, he's active duty military and received a request from the commander in chief. Not an order, he can turn it down if he wants. But there's a strong cultural norm that when the CiC asks, you say yes.

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      5. Elizabeth Picciuto‏Verified account @epicciuto Mar 29
        Replying to @NGrossman81 @RickPetree

        That's at least plausible, and it's the most charitable interpretation. He probably does have ideas about how it should be different. But.

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      2. Geoffrey Cramer‏ @gcramer30 Mar 29
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        And yet trumps whole cabinet has some administrative skill from corporate industry etc. If you thinknit through its actually his first correct cabinet choice in his presidency. A veteran admiral and a doctor. Hmmm. I HATE trump but as a vet this doesnt sound nearly as bad as most

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      3. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Mar 29
        Replying to @gcramer30

        I hope Jackson succeeds, and could easily imagine worse fits Trump might pick. I've written elsewhere why business experience doesn't translate neatly into government administration. On first correct cabinet choice: Mattis was a good pick for DoD.

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      4. Geoffrey Cramer‏ @gcramer30 Mar 29
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        Was. Until he wasnt. I do worry that trump will have a corrupting effect here also.

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      1. John Curtis Estes‏ @Chainuponmyfeet Mar 29
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        The two biggest fallacies of the last election were; 1) rich people are smarter than others, 2) expertise in one field carries over into other fields. Both are extremely false.

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      1.  🇺🇸  🙏 Disagree Peacefully‏ @UnitedSaintness Mar 29
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        Would you have said that about @RealBenCarson version 1.0? He handled that transition nicely. @realDonaldTrump

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      2. Hoboken111‏ @Hoboken1111 Mar 29
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        Ben Carson claims to be a brilliant surgeon, but hasn’t published scholarly papers. He managed surgeons at very young age and managed a large team for a very risky high profile procedure (separating conjoineds) but we should take his brilliance with grain of salt.

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      3. Hoboken111‏ @Hoboken1111 Mar 29
        Replying to @Hoboken1111 @NGrossman81

        We have evidence that he is brilliant at self promotion and separating rubes from their money, but at some point we have to judge him on his extensive record of talking narcissistic idiocy, and not solely the administration of a dept at a prestigious academic medical center.

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      1. Neal Abisan‏ @jtrathgeber Mar 29
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        He can’t read a scale.

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      1. eyebeat vote vote vote vote‏ @eyebeat Mar 29
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        He performed a tabloid covered surgery but the data on his day to day competence has never been shown. Why did he leave Hopkins to become a professional Christian? #oneHitWonder

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      1. reinstate assault weapons ban‏ @MitchellDStein1 Mar 29
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        Ben Carson once was a brilliant surgeon.... I wouldn't trust him with a pet cat nowadays

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