DC Tom Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 “How can the president say that the VA’s problems had not reached the White House, when the president himself says he’s been working on this for six years?” he said. Obama transcends time and space, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Obama transcends time and space, obviously. Maybe Obama's TARDIS malfunctioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 (edited) He's so dreamy! And those promises to make changes that EVERYONE wants. Wow! No wonder he got elected. Of course, once elected he simply did the Reflexive-Lib-Demo reaction to a complex problem hoping it would simply go away without having to get any hands dirty - throw money at it. That's worked so well in the past, like it does for America's longest-running war - the "War on Poverty". Edited June 1, 2014 by Nanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 http://washingtonexaminer.com/examiner-editorial-obama-and-eric-shinseki-knew-but-failed-to-act-on-veterans-affairs-crisis/article/2549170?custom_click=rss&utm_campaign=Weekly+Standard+Story+Box&utm_source=weeklystandard.com&utm_medium=referral In reporting Miller's disclosure in that hearing nearly eight weeks earlier, Flatten sought comment from Shinseki at VA. As usual, no comment was forthcoming. But multiple VA officials were in the hearing room, and Flatten accurately reported Miller's comments on the same day. It is simply inconceivable to claim that Shinseki could not have known about the Phoenix allegations on April 9. He should have gotten on an airplane that day and flown to Phoenix to direct an investigation, fire those responsible for the deaths and refer evidence to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution. That Shinseki did not take immediate and direct action following the Miller hearing was itself grounds for his dismissal. Just as disconnected from reality was the president's assertion that “structures to identify the problem and fix it quickly” weren't in place. No federal civil servant is exempt from accountability, thanks to the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act and other laws on the books. Shinseki himself told the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 15 that he did not need new authority to fire incompetent or dishonest VA employees and that VA had already terminated nearly 6,000 of them in the last two years. But, as Government Executive's Eric Katz reported Friday, Shinseki rarely fired anybody in VA's top managerial ranks, the Senior Executive Service. “VA fired just two Senior Executive Service employees for discipline or performance in fiscal 2013, and has terminated a total of three senior executives since fiscal 2008,” according to Katz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 BYRON YORK: The Senate’s failed, irrelevant plan to throw $20 billion at Veterans Affairs problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 This would never happen in the public sector. Heads will never roll over the VA crap. http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/05/news/companies/gm-recall-probe/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 The spin, remember, is the administration may have known, but O had to wait to read it in the paper............See Carney Lie #39232. Obama Administration Knew About VA’s Secret Wait Lists For Years by Patrick Howley Original Article . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) One thing you can say about Obama: he's done a bang up job fixing the VA just like he promised. This just in: Vet Finally Gets a VA Appointment...Two Years After He Died. Saddest part of the story: He was denied funeral benefits because...wait for it...he was never treated at the VA. Edited July 1, 2014 by LABillzFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 One thing you can say about Obama: he's done a bang up job fixing the VA just like he promised. This just in: Vet Finally Gets a VA Appointment...Two Years After He Died. Saddest part of the story: He was denied funeral benefits because...wait for it...he was never treated at the VA. That sounds entirely normal for government work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 One-third of vets on VA wait list...are dead...many of them for more than four years. Cops getting murdered left and right. Vets being left for dead. Iran gets a free pass to build a nuke. An avowed socialist about to take the lead over the established Dem frontrunner. If this isn't a SoProg Utopia, I don't know what is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 One-third of vets on VA wait list...are dead...many of them for more than four years. Cops getting murdered left and right. Vets being left for dead. Iran gets a free pass to build a nuke. An avowed socialist about to take the lead over the established Dem frontrunner. If this isn't a SoProg Utopia, I don't know what is. I blame William McKinley. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I blame William McKinley. . And those 4 bastards on Mt Rushmore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 One-third of vets on VA wait list...are dead...many of them for more than four years. Cops getting murdered left and right. Vets being left for dead. Iran gets a free pass to build a nuke. An avowed socialist about to take the lead over the established Dem frontrunner. If this isn't a SoProg Utopia, I don't know what is. C'mon, gator needed cheering up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 This would never happen in the public sector. Heads will never roll over the VA crap.http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/05/news/companies/gm-recall-probe/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 That's right, because the private sector would never take care of our veterans I blame William McKinley. . Blaming a veteran?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 That's right, because the private sector would never take care of our veterans Oh no? http://hero-house.org/ That's just a single example. The private sector does lots to help our veterans. But, that's really not the point. The VA is an employment benefit, and should be held accountable for it's failures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Oh no? http://hero-house.org/ That's just a single example. The private sector does lots to help our veterans. But, that's really not the point. The VA is an employment benefit, and should be held accountable for it's failures. You're trying to appeal to a person who views our veterans getting killed with the same joy you see from Tim Graham finding out Brady's suspension is lifted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 You're trying to appeal to a person who views our veterans getting killed with the same joy you see from Tim Graham finding out Brady's suspension is lifted. Journalists are not suppose to lie Christians are not suppose to bear false witness Oh no? http://hero-house.org/ That's just a single example. The private sector does lots to help our veterans. But, that's really not the point. The VA is an employment benefit, and should be held accountable for it's failures. You are right, that is not the point. If our government did not provide this care, the vets just wouldn't get the care. Say it with me: "Thank you government for caring for our veterans, like Gatorman" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Oh no? http://hero-house.org/ That's just a single example. The private sector does lots to help our veterans. But, that's really not the point. The VA is an employment benefit, and should be held accountable for it's failures. I guess he's never seen any of the ads for Wounded Warriors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Journalists are not suppose to lie Christians are not suppose to bear false witness And Americans aren't supposed to laugh when American veterans are killed. I can do this all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Say it with me: "Thank you government for caring for our veterans, like Gatorman" So the government laughed at the dead service men and women? Is that what you mean by "caring"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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