You seem to think that managing the efforts of a number of different agencies needed a doctor. You'd be wrong. How many hospitals are run by doctors?
Okay, fine. And let's say a deadly virus comes to our shores and starts showing up in the hospitals. Are you going to trust the not a doctor head of the hospital to assess the situation regarding prevention and treatment? Or will you be depending on the DOCTORS for that?
What can an ebola czar who has no qualifying medical training have to offer to this situation? We need to ban the flights. That's something the president can order. We also need to see that folks in quarantine stay in quarantine for the full 3 weeks. You don't need a czar to do that.
When Obama said ebola wouldn't reach us, and then a case showed up, lots of people didn't blame him But do you realize that in a month's time we've gone from "ebola won't come here" to appointing an ebola czar? And the guy's not even medical?
So Obama has hugged a healthy woman. Good for him. What does it mean? Everyday people struggle with cancer, AIDS, and other deadly diseases. Everyday people overcome seemingly insurmountable odds and get to stay on the planet. But you don't see him photo opping with them. What is the significance of this picture?