This is the list of assurances that led Sen. Cassidy to support Robert Kennedy for HHS Secretary yesterday, despite Kennedy's refusal to walk back his positions on vaccine safety, from my colleague @lizzylawrence.bsky.social's story. For future reference. www.statnews.com/2025/02/04/r...
Not worth shit
Again Cassidy thinks โblacksโ have a different immune system than whites.
Cassidy definitely is a guy who clicks spam emails
#CassidyisaQuack
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Well, if he promised... Christ, nobody in the administration tells the truth. Once confirmed he can pretty much do what he wants. Senator Cassidy is an ass. He shows that even doctors can be idiots.
Bring him coffee and donuts once a month
Promises made, promises broken. Almost like weโve seen this film before.
RFKJr is a liar and everyone knows it.
Iโm sure the only assurance he needed was that if RFK got his vote, Cassidy wouldnโt be primaried.
๐๐๐๐ has Senator Cassidy been in a coma??
If you need a sponsor to hold your hand, maybe you shouldnโt be in government.
Definitely a DEI hire. Thereโs has to be at least one person out there who doesnโt need a list of things to do as head of HHS.
My God. Donโt we know that Republican leaders will literally do anything anything that Trump wants. There is no end.
Cassidy is a republican first and foremost. Party over country.
Cassidy should be stripped of any right to ever call himself a doctor. Every board, every institution that graduated him, needs to revoke everything. He is in complete violation of his oath. First do no harm, means nothing anymoreโฆ these people are trying to kill us.
If anyone would like to file a complaint against Senator Cassidy with the medical board, hereโs where to do it: www.lsbme.la.gov/content/inve...
Yup, his physician colleagues are working on it. He is a danger to patients and public health.
I agree. Plus he should never use M.D after his name again.
His colleagues are working on it.
Those promises mean nothing. CDC already removed vaccine info from website. Cassidy had to of known this never want to hear his platitudes when something happens. He just should not say anything Cassidyโs name will forever be tarnished in the Medical community . Kinda like โBenedict Arnoldโ
And everything that was agreed to is a lie.
You cut off the bottom bullet point; โขJust kidding...
Cassidy is an idiot. End of story.
I can't believe my calls to his DC office did absolutely nothing. It's like these GOP-ers are just voting on party lines rather than listening to their critical faculties that tell them frankly: "OH MAH LAWD WE'RE INTO THE CESSPOOL WITH THIS WHAT IS GOIN' AWN"
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Encourage your friends and neighbors to go to Cassidyโs office DEMANDING ANSWERSโฆ.DEMANDING A NO VOTE FOR A MAN WHO WILL HARM AMERICAN HEALTH
He won't keep his word. My daughter turned 4 last weekend and her well check isn't until May. She's getting the 4 yo shots tomorrow because I am not here to fafo.
These โassurancesโ should not be necessary for a responsible Secretary of HHS.
JFC. Anyone who needs babysitting to abide by this list is not remotely qualified to hold the position.
Not enough! Bobby Brainworms is inept, unqualified, and a puppet of Don Old and the Project 2025 fascists.
If my dogs could talk, I'm sure they'd be "assuring" me that it was perfectly safe to leave my sandwich unattended on the coffee table in their presence, too.
We are screwed even more.
Why not just nominate someone who doesnโt require a babysitter.
None of which is binding and all of which this lawless executive branch will ignore at will. DO YOUR JOBS! Block these known-nothing, ideologically-obsessed, anti-science buffoons and #DEMANDBETTER. @davemccormick.bsky.social @fetterman.senate.gov
Oh, I'm so relieved! He gave his word! ๐คฎ
What a sellout. What happened to his oath to do no harm?
So is Cassidy basically acting as a "parole officer" to jr.?
thanks for putting up the toddler barrier, senator. you have broken at least two oaths to which you have been sworn.
FFS
Sadly, expecting a psychopath to keep his word is futile.
So whatโs Cassidy going to do once heโs in and abides by none of this? Theyโll say anything to get power. Once in, the wolves are loosed.
He will be SHOCKED that RFK lied to him!
WTF do these people think these cabinet members will deliver on any of these promises?
I'm so sure he'll follow all that too
A single senator gets assurances for voting in a certain way, but has no power to change the outcome, ie. firing the voted in person if assurances are not met. What do I miss in this art of a deal?
My personal theory? $$$$$ Nobody in their right mind should believe anything Donnie says or the people he wants in his cabinet.
Turns out Cassidy is as big a coward as the rest of the Republicans. Let I'm know your thoughts. www.cassidy.senate.gov/contact/
And quit shooting heroin if confirmed.
and when he does exactly none of these things -- what then? It's too late, he's already in. Cassidy is a fucking idiot.
lol Lucy. Football. Etc.
Stat is always behind a paywall - I've never seen a gifted article yet. I'm a retired biochemist & cannot afford the expensive sub so I am repeatedly frustrated by being teased with opening paragraphs only. I follow you, have for yrs, but it's become increasingly frustrating, I'm sorry to say.
Dr. Cassidy just said FU to the Hippocratic oath he took. Plain and simple.
Do they even take that oath anymore
RFK lies as much as Trump. Honestly, these Republicans are morally bankrupt eunuchs. They are ceding all their power of checking Trump. Even the smartest of them is too blind to see this will backfire on them and destroy our country.
Iโm astonished that after the previous four years of truthfulness from tRump allies, and the last two weeks, that ANYONE would believe anything a tRumpian would say. How can our Washington politicians be so fucking stupid!
Heโs a credulous moron. Kennedy will ball up and throw away the list the moment he is confirmed.
Lol. 'Assurances' from this admin are not worth anything.
So he is ok with someone to lead an important job to save lives. So he feels better that he has to micro manage him while still serving his people. He is so wrong, a leader selects the best person for the job that will protect all Americans without direct supervision. Not smart at all.
Bamboozled & Hoodwinked. During his confirmation hearing, didnโt Kavanaugh agree Roe v. Wade was precedent (law) and he wouldnโt overturn it? Play stupid gamesโฆwin stupid prizes! ๐คก ๐ช๐๐๐ค
RFK Jr made false promises to get Cassidyโs vote.
1st, go back and look at the video, when Cassidy cast his vote he didn't look like a senator he looked like a hostage forced to make a video. 2nd, based on the fact RFK Jr. was questioned several times & denied saying things that were memorialized his veracity has the value of one ruble.
Fool me 45,000 times, shame on me?
They all lie
And the penalty for non compliance is nothing. Spineless concession for a spineless senator.
This is optics. Nobody believes this will happen, and rather than have to babysit a poor candidate how about, oh, I don't know, CONFIRMING A QUALIFIED CANDIDATE!!! This whole charade is infuriating and an insult to science and medicine.
Ha ha he's really going to stick to that. Checks and balances mean nothing. Democracy is a sham.
And Cassidy believed him... let's keep the list and see how quickly it all blows up
He had his fingers crossed when he promised all that.
Remember when Sen. Susan Collins (R Maine) said that Kavanaugh assured her that he would not be overturning Roe and therefore would vote to confirm? It's like deja-vu all over again.
I hope he knows he is lying.
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Is there any way to ensure that someone keeps a "promise" that isn't in a legally binding document that has repercussions that will impact them strongly enough that they wouldn't break it?
Since they are under oath, why canโt they be prosecuted for lying under oath. It is common place for those in front of congress to blatantly lie.
This is worthless. What a sad sack
And he actually believes this? What did Bush say? Fool me once, shame on you- fool me twice shame on me. Well he couldn't get it right but you get the point ๐
Susan Collins 2.0
Does he REALLY believe this????
So no Brooklyn Bridge to buy?
So this doesn't do anything. And even if it does, it turns Cassidy into HHS director because he'll have to micromanage everything. Maybe that's what Cassidy wanted.
we need more emojis than a โค๏ธ because definitely more like ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ค๐คฌ. How long do you think this will actually last, if at all?
We should have an emoji for hanging by fingernails, but maybe we have passed that and in a free fall.
We need a gallows emoji and a guillotine emoji.
This is bullshit. The real reason was Cassidy has no spine and didnโt want to risk a Musk-backed primary challenger.
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The Frog and the Scorpion.
The bar is on the floor
Cassidy will not be the overseer.
Unfortunately these people never ever tell the truth and do not care whatsoever about the rules of law (let alone promises), ergo they will just do what they want, whenever they want.
Unless he's promising to dump a carcass somewhere I wouldn't buy it.
How many days until RFK violates this list of "promises?" Anyone taking bets?
Yeah, he's not going to do any of that.
Even if I thought this was enough, which is it isn't, there is a glaring problem. He just won't keep his word. What are they going to do? Will they really call for his impeachment?
He absolutely will not keep his word!! SCJโs ring a bell???
I hope he pinky promised and crossed his heart while hoping to die, because this is just a list of words.
So Dr. Cassidy is offering โBabysittingโ services ๐ medical residents donโt get this kind of mentoring ๐
BFD, and when the time comes to live up to these assurances, who is going to hold him accountable?
Under no circumstances should this man have anything to do with a nations health!! ๐ณ
Cassidy is going to go full disappointed Susan Collins
Yeah Collins never seems to learn. She continues to say nominees promised her, then shows astonishment when promises broken
A fig leaf for spin control. He was threatened and he caved. Another coward.
Senator Cassidy is about to understand that every Trump Nominee will say or write what they want you to hear, then donโt be exact opposite.
I love this. I will have to steal it
Help yourself.
What a joke like he is really going to do any of that.
Itโs sad that Cassidy doesnโt know heโs been had.
He does - just weak & no morals. How can he look his wife in the face, who is also a physician? Bet he still gets his kids & grandkids vaccines while putting ours in danger
I agree but I find it confusing. Apparently he already has a primary challenger in 2026 so they canโt hold that over him unless it is all about the money (which it probably is). In any case, Iโm very sad this senator in particular has seemingly lost his courage.
Babysitting unqualified candidates. Sounds effective. Definitely will work.
