Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now on track to be secretary of Health and Human Services, the largest federal agency in terms of overall spending (a cool $1.8 trillion for the current fiscal year). It’s not official just yet, but the Senate Finance Committee’s party-line vote recommending RFK Jr. on Tuesday almost certainly ensured that he will be confirmed by the full Senate. Even if you put aside the various ways that Kennedy has made himself perpetual tabloid bait, his extreme susceptibility to conspiracy theories, and his very limited knowledge about HHS, this is remarkable. From a political standpoint, Kennedy emerging as a major figure in the Trump administration is extremely improbable.

Just over 15 months ago, RFK Jr. was running for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party, mostly appealing to lefty dissidents unhappy with Joe Biden. He was basically Marianne Williamson (a rival in that contest)........

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