This has been very hard for all of us ‘
Dr. Rodolfo Hernandez closed out today his brief chapter as a presidential candidate for the Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC).
Arriving at his home later this afternoon, he told waiting reporters to please “respect the privacy of my home”, evading questions.
The doctor said briefly and without details that some of his collaborators, constantly promoted that people not vote for him.
“I am a man of my word, though you may not have believed it, I represented an alternative for Costa Rica”, he said.
“If you need a doctor and a human being, I am always available”, Dr. Hernandez said before closing the doors at the media and when inside.
Earlier in the day, the good doctor thanked everyone who support him during his brief period as a presidential candidate and said that he manage to know more deeply the needs of low-income Costa Ricans.
Dr. Rodolfo Hernandez is another example of why medical doctors are wholly unsuited for political positions. Drs. Abel Pacheco (former President) and Maria Luisa Avila (former Health Minister) are another two examples. The problem is that their medical training is all based on obtaining concrete results for third parties; an objective totally contrary to politicians. It is true, that the good doctors were probably all guilty of naivety in wanting to pursue their altruistic agendas to the ballot box. Other politicians would certainly see them as a threat to their agendas of merely wanting to grab political power for reasons of personal gain. Although it could be said that politicians act in this manner throughout the World in varying degrees, in my opinion, Costa Rica stands-out as a Country devoid of any politicians wanting to put the Country first.