RON HART: We Took the Shot, Fauci Takes the Fifth

Ron Hart Ron Hart is a libertarian op-ed humorist, award-winning author, and a frequent guest on TV. July 29, 2026 1:04 PM ET It has been a big week for Kentucky politicians. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is on watch. Out of his hospital room this weekend came his doctor, then his priest, and then a taxidermist. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the poster boy for shameful government arrogance and incompetence, got subpoenaed to appear Wednesday before the Senate committee led by Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul. Dr. Rand Paul and Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, along with all my columns over the years, have been onto the fraud that is Anthony Fauci from the jump. Rand and Massie reamed Fauci. The fact that Kentucky’s state abbreviation is KY did not make this any less painful for Fauci.Fauci des