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| Colonel (Ret) Kenneth Allard: The dumpster vs the VA. |
| 2014-05-20 |
| Colonel Ken Allard is a widely known commentator on foreign policy and security issues. For more than a decade, he was a featured military analyst on NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC. That experience provided the backdrop for his most recent book, Warheads: Cable News and the Fog of War. 'If You Have a Choice Between Going to a Dumpster or to a VA Hospital, Head for the Dumpster Every Time' I've not read the book, but his media credentials are obviously somewhat lacking. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 After four visits to the VA requesting repair of correct a simple hernia, the Doc said when I questioned time frames for repair, "I can't tell you what YEAR we'll get you into surgery". Since my first visit it's grown five fold. |
| Posted by: Bubba Clirt3226 2014-05-20 23:39 |
| #3 Deacon, the crap at the VA waaay proceeds Bush. Matter of fact, last time I went to a VA hospital , Bush Sr was still a congressman. I got up and left, no treatment. My sons tell me things haven't improved. The problem is, from their management's point of view if you die you're reducing the workload. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-05-20 21:10 |
| #2 Deacon: you don't go around adding extra layers of bureaucracy and increacing costs to punish people for not supporting single payer and then expect care to be more cost-effective and efficient. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-05-20 14:53 |
| #1 It's true Obama inherited a dysfunctional VA, and the agency has been overwhelmed by veterans returning from two wars he is winding down. But he pledged to reform the VA after blasting the Bush administration in 2007. Instead of getting better, the health care bureaucracy has worsened and become corrupted. Long delays are covered up and veterans are dying while awaiting care. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2014-05-20 14:49 |