“I don’t want to put a man through a process like this … It’s too ugly, and it’s too disgusting … I said to Dr. Jackson, what do you need it for? To be abused by a bunch of politicians? … If I was him … I wouldn’t do it.” White House physician Ronny L. Jackson was scheduled to begin confirmation hearings on the way to becoming the next head of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Those hearings are on hold because of various allegations. It looks like that delay could be permanent.

+ The Atlantic: The Negligent Nomination of Ronny Jackson.