“Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy wandered away from the tour Tuesday morning when he noted that the U.S. “oddly” has no surgeon general to coordinate the nation’s ebola response, explaining quickly that Vivek Murthy’s confirmation has been “tied up in politics” before hurrying off the topic.

Doocy “oddly” did not specify which politics, perhaps because doing so would directly indict the National Rife Association, which has fought Murthy’s confirmation to a standstill by leaning on Senate Democrats. Alarmed at Murphy’s support of policies more strictly regulating the sale of guns, the NRA ground his confirmation to a halt this spring, putting the screws to red state Senate Democrats such as Mark Begich (D-AK), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), and Mark Pryor (D-AK), all of whom are still in tight battles for reelection.”* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/foxs-doocy-skips-nras-role-in-holding-up-surgeon-general-confirmation/