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Fox's Ralph Peters: If Shinseki Is Fired, 'I Will Salute That Man'
2014-05-21
[MEDIA] Fox News military analyst Ralph Peters defended embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary General Eric Shinseki Wednesday morning, ahead of a White House meeting that may very well bring an end to Shinseki's tenure. Peters said Shinseki had been a "whipping boy" despite years of progress made on clearing the Veterans Affairs' backlog.
No worries, Champ just doubled down on failure, cites decades of VA problems [read that, Bush's fault too], sending his new man to Phoenix, articulates numerous successes, FLOTUS and Biden's efforts, his concern.
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  This may be because Gen Shinseki said to his staff something like,

"POTUS wants this processing time problem fixed, so do it. I don't care how."
Posted by: lord garth   2014-05-21 19:50  

#3  Berets made in China.
Posted by: irishrageboy   2014-05-21 17:36  

#2  He got the internal memo, just like champ did. Only it was his job to take care of it. Shinseki fail us all. But then as a general he was really nothing more than a bureaucrat as well. His claim to fame was a uniform change, the beret....
Posted by: 49 Pan   2014-05-21 15:20  

#1  No worries, Champ just doubled down on failure, cites decades of VA problems [read that, Bush's fault too], sending his new man to Phoenix, articulates numerous successes, FLOTUS and Biden's efforts, his concern.

Then he rolled over and went back to sleep.
Posted by: gorb   2014-05-21 14:46  

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