valiantly to try to get an answer out of governor ron desantis s handpicked surgeon general for the state of florida. senator book and her democratic colleagues ultimately got up and walked out of that hearing, saying that they were fed up with a doctor ladapo s refusal to offer any answers to the questions. after that, the sun-sentinel published this response. quote, joseph ladapo and his contrived evasiveness moscow. quote, doctor ladapo is an expert, all right. he s masterful at dodging questions, and salting the intelligence of floridians, and avoiding answering questions. i m married to data, ladapo told senators. the reality is that he is married to desantis s agenda to politicize the pandemic. the doctor does not deserve to be confirmed as surgeon general, especially now that he has shown that he has so little respect for the people of florida that he wouldn t give them straight answers through senators.