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Friday - May 30, 2014
Obama Plays CYA At VA
Shinseki, Under The Bus
Obama: It's Bush's Fault
President Obama accepted the resignation Friday of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, amid a burgeoning scandal over delayed care for veterans at VA hospitals.
In a hastily arranged statement after meeting with Mr. Shinseki at the White House, the president said he accepted the resignation "with considerable regret" and admitted that the decision was partly political.
The president said Mr. Shinseki told him "that he could not carry out the next stages of reform without being a distraction himself."
"And so, you know, my assessment was, unfortunately, that he was right," the president told reporters. "We've also got to deal with Congress and you guys."
The president said VA Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson, who has been in his post only three months, will take over on an interim basis.
The scandal became public several weeks ago, but the calls for Mr. Shinseki's resignation among Democrats began in earnest Wednesday when a VA Inspector General's report that showed the scope of the problem at the VA hospital in Phoenix had affected about 1,700 veterans.
The scandal began last month when a whistleblower revealed that veterans were being placed on a "secret wait list" at the Phoenix VA facility that almost guaranteed they would not receive timely care. The initial report caused a handful of GOP lawmakers to call for Mr. Shinseki to step down.
[transcript of O's speech] PRESIDENT OBAMA: In terms of responsibility, as I've said before, this is my administration; I always take responsibility for whatever happens, and this is an area that I have a particular concern with. This predates my presidency. When I was in the Senate, I was on the Veterans Affairs Committee. I heard first-hand veterans who were not getting the kinds of services and benefits that they had earned.
Wow, 3 laugh tracks in that single short quote. I always take responsibility, an area I have particular concern with, and this predates my presidency. A lie, another lie, and a Blame Bush. Classic.
We're not supposed to ask why Senator Obama, member of the Veteran's Affairs Committee, didn't make any effort to get to the bottom of the problem back then. And having known that this area, the one he is particularly concerned about, was having problems way back then, why is it only now, 5 years and more into his pResidency, that he's even looking into it?
Posted by Drew458 on 05/30/2014 at 11:56 AM
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