The 5 Worst Questions from the House Ebola Hearing

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Congressional hearings are a good opportunity for politicians to show that they won't tolerate incompetence. They're also opportunities for partisan lawmakers to embarrass themselves.

That was proved again Thursday, when the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations grilled Centers for Disease Control Director Tom Frieden and others over the Ebola crisis.