Commentary Dr. Rachel Levine’s nomination to be assistant secretary of Health and Human Services is being hailed as “historic” by Democrats and the media, solely because Levine is transgender. That’s crazy. Her own sexual identity should be irrelevant. What’s needed, especially during the pandemic, is competence. Levine lacks it. As Pennsylvania health secretary, Levine was in charge of the state’s COVID-19 response. She told the Senate panel on Thursday that the pandemic was her “urgent and primary focus.” What the record shows is that she failed miserably, costing Pennsylvanians their lives. Pennsylvania ranks a dismal 45 out of the 50 states in COVID-19 case fatality rates, meaning the likelihood that a COVID-19 victim dies, according to Kaiser Family Foundation. The state also lagged most of the nation in testing. Worse, like New York, Pennsylvania ordered nursing homes to admit COVID-infected hospital patients, causing carnage. In the first five months of …
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