In a press release, VA Secretary Shinseki says “take allegations very seriously” “gravity of the allegations” “thorough and timely review” “allegations, if true, are absolutely unacceptable” “swift and appropriate action” and etc.
Shinseki did place three Phoenix VA people on administrative leave.
Sooo, General, how far up the chain does responsibility go? Who should know about the fu’s at Phoenix, Fort Collins, and at VA Memphis, where several veterans died because doctors did not cross-check prescription records?
My wife said, “One of the problems is, doctors run the hospitals.” I don’t know if that is accurate, but VA is a bureaucratic organization where boxes checked and numbers counted often become death and death decisions.
If I were a president with a pen, VA would hire only veterans. Period. The suddenly unemployed could go work somewhere in Obamacare, answering phones.
Just thought: Jack McCoy tried people for “depraved indifference.” The stories of veterans dying while waiting for appointments or from ineptness qualify for that charge.
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