They didn't hit it off

This is funny, in a sad sort of way. Patty Murray, the senior senator from Washington State, and from Big Pharma, had a sit-down with Wildman Bobby K. Jr., and it didn't go well.

Murray, who has been in the Senate for 32 years, said her talk with Kennedy was the single most troubling meeting she’s ever had with a Cabinet nominee.

The two met in Murray’s office Jan. 15. It’s customary for nominees to meet with senators before they are up for a confirmation vote.

“I walked out from my meeting with him because he threw out so many nonsense, nonsensical questions and statements that it was head-spinning,” Murray said.

Among the claims Kennedy made, according to Murray: He said 99% of COVID deaths were in people who were vitamin D deficient; he said we “haven’t done safety studies on vaccines”; and he said “there is an entire generation of damaged children.”

“I’m looking at him and as I challenge him, he doesn’t flinch, he just leaned into all of these outrageous claims,” Murray said. “I was really stunned. I have interviewed Cabinet members for a very long time from Republican and Democratic administrations. They are usually very well-prepped. They know who they’re talking to, they are ready to answer tough questions.”

Granted, Kennedy's a dangerous nut job, but he's right about getting prescription drug ads off the television. On that one, and on many other issues, Murray and her drug company overlords deserve a good swift kick in the butt.

As for her "Does he know who he's talking to?" rant, well, isn't that the U.S. Senate in a nutshell?

It's too bad America's choices are between the next pandemic waiting to happen and the dancing diabetics singing the disease jingles during Sports Center. But here we are.