IN THE words of Herbert Stein, chairman of Richard Nixon’s Council of Economic Advisors, “If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” The uncertainty over Ronny Jackson’s future could not go on forever. Nominated by Donald Trump to be Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, he was due to appear before a Senate committee this week. But on April 23rd, allegations surfaced that Mr Jackson overprescribed drugs, drank on duty and was a nightmare to work with. The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee postponed his hearing.
On the evening of April 25th those allegations grew more specific. The committee’s minority staff released a document based on “conversations with 23 colleagues and former colleagues” alleging, among other things, that Mr Jackson doled out prescription drugs without prescriptions (a practice that allegedly earned him the nickname “Candyman”), drank while on call, wrecked a government vehicle while drunk, described as “toxic,” “abusive,” “incapable of not losing his temper,” and prone to...Continue reading
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