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| Calls mounting to oust VA chief Eric Shinseki |
| 2014-05-07 |
| [Wash Times] The top Republican of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee said Tuesday that the Obama administration's Department of Veterans Affairs is so dysfunctional that it's time to fire Secretary Eric K. Shinseki. "How many things can go wrong before you have to look at leadership?" Sen. Richard Burr, North Carolina Republican, told The Washington Times. "I think Secretary Shinseki has been given a tremendous amount of latitude, not because of his performance at the VA, but because of his military record, and nobody disputes that. But at some point, you have to ask, 'Shouldn't somebody be fired?'" The "latitude" comes from him being a regime loyalist. Nothing more. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 Excellent Zenobia Floger6220! Betcha' have some pretty good "young maiden" ballads! ;) |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2014-05-07 19:57 |
| #7 marching in parade as one big rainbow The United Diversity Zouaves Resemble their Emperor: suave! Sharkskin Hammer pants, Angelou's pander-chants, A relentless resolve to evolve! |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-05-07 17:08 |
| #6 He's reducing the number of backlogged VA claims and overall impact on the budget. Well, claimant death results in a reduction, right ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-05-07 12:39 |
| #5 If its possible to laugh and cry at the same time: Ranger Up The Damn Few The Wizard of VA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QH5LcmfyLI *Warning - not safe for work, children, kittens, or while drinking milk through a straw. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-05-07 12:27 |
| #4 Shinseki says he won't resign. Has work to do. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-05-07 09:52 |
| #3 The beret boondoggle was being pushed well back in the 70s. With a third of the Army in Europe, there was designer envy with all the quaint NATO types running around in the thing. Back then, the push was for the thing to be in branch colors, but the idea of a support unit marching in parade as one big rainbow was just too much for the oldsters. |
| Posted by: P2kontheroad 2014-05-07 08:36 |
| #2 You must be referring to the distinctive black berets which were initially purchases on a contract with the Chinese. Hat tip to the feckless Army Uniform Board for that brilliant piece of waste and work. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-05-07 04:37 |
| #1 Isn't he General morale-will-improve-with-nifty-new-hats Shinseki from the 1990s? |
| Posted by: whitecollar redneck 2014-05-07 04:28 |