VA Scandal Rocks Obama Administration

[A Theist]

I waited around for a few days to see if anyone would take up this issue and mention it. As I rightly assumed, the newest scandal involving the VA and the Obama administration have been totally ignored by AF's leftist members who would rather spend their time on the forum bashing those they disagree with....In 2008 Barack campaigned that he would take care of our veterans and fix the issues that had been plaguing the VA for decades. Fast forward five years later. Barack has done nothing....

The White House tried Tuesday to douse flames of criticism over allegations that dozens of veterans have died because of gross mismanagement at Veterans Affairs hospitals.

President Obama’s chief of staff, Denis McDonough, met frustrated Democrats on Capitol Hill who are outraged by reports of secret waiting lists used by the Department of Veterans Affairs.....

Outrage is pouring in from politicians of both main parties, underscoring the political peril for Obama, who appeared to have rebounded after the botched rollout of the Affordable Care Act.

Traditional liberal supporters, including “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart, have blasted the president’s response as tepid.....
On the “Daily Show,” Stewart joked that Shinseki’s “mad as hell face” looked “a lot like your, ‘Oh, we’re out of orange juice’ face.”

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/206735...ocks-obama

[Faith No More]

Well, it's good to know that you're concerned whether or not everyone else is maintaining bi-partisanship.

Because hypocrisy is so much more fun when you revel in it!

[Chad32]

I think I actually caught some of this while the news was on at the gym. Obama does have flaws, and this is something I wouldn't expect to see happen in America. Especially with all the pro war/gun republicans.

[Isun]

But then the United states has a glorious history of more than 200 years ignoring our war vets once they have fought for this country. So what else is new.

[Minimalist]

Fuck you, Adolf.

At least Obama isn't making making more wounded veterans unlike your chickenhawk republicunt cocksuckers.

[Autumnlicious]

AT has a good point - Obama isn't what we were sold on. He's more like Bush in many policies.

With that in mind, why is AT anti-Obama? Seems he gets more conservative policy decisions than what us liberals keep demanding and getting none of. The VA debacle is a continuation of cost cutting since Bush and blessed by Obama.

I would've thought he'd agree with the fiscal decision to spend less on wounded veterans – after all, said policies originate from the Bush years...

Strange...

It's like only Political Football teams matter to him...

Naw, that can't possibly be.

[vorlon13]

I remain STUNNED there is absolutely no one calling for the resignations of the respective house and senate veterans committee members.

I'd bet big money their files of letters from constituents contains all kinds of warnings and pleas going back years and years, and we can all see what they've been doing about it; not a blessed thing.

[Minimalist]

Naw, that can't possibly be.

Yeah - I wish Obama was a quarter of the "socialist" that the shitheads claim he is.

AS has been noted, we have two parties in this country - a center/right party - the democrats; and a batshit crazy bunch of sleazy morons - the republicunts.

[Ryantology]

I like the tone of your post, AT. It reflects this rightwing delusion that progressives worship Obama as some kind of socialist savior who can do no wrong, when really, he's just a corporatist centrist who was by far the least of three evils and progressives are constantly frustrated with him because we want him to be half the socialist you wingnuts think he is.

[Losty]

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/21/1...n-February

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I like the tone of your post, AT. It reflects this rightwing delusion that progressives worship Obama as some kind of socialist savior who can do no wrong, when really, he's just a corporatist centrist who was by far the least of three evils and progressives are constantly frustrated with him because we want him to be half the socialist you wingnuts think he is.