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       #Post#: 13540--------------------------------------------------
       I am impressed, Obama finally ran someone off, Shinseki is gone.
   DIR By: Notso
       Date: May 30, 2014, 10:34 am
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       Might be he is finally learning to be an executive, even $8 an
       hour managers at Taco Bell fire folk, guess the President is
       finally catching up.
       Shinseki, the man most famous for forcing soldiers to wear
       berets making anyone with a double chin to look like Chef
       Boyardee.  Nevertheless, this basically good feller had no
       chance of fixing the long term problem of trying to fix a single
       payer health care system.  Have a great retirement General.
       #Post#: 13551--------------------------------------------------
       Re: I am impressed, Obama finally ran someone off, Shinseki is
       gone.
   DIR By: trollslayer
       Date: May 30, 2014, 1:08 pm
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       I listened to some of his speech earlier about homeless vets.
       It sounded like he didn't plan on stepping down.  Also he'd been
       in touch with Reid and Pelosi prior to that.  I thought he was
       going to fight it.  Obama must have gave him an offer he
       couldn't refuse.  Bout time.
       #Post#: 13584--------------------------------------------------
       Re: I am impressed, Obama finally ran someone off, Shinseki is
       gone.
   DIR By: rapids_60
       Date: May 30, 2014, 10:44 pm
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       --- Quote from: Notso link ---
       >
       > Nevertheless, this basically good feller had no chance of
       fixing the long term problem of trying to fix a single payer
       health care system.  Have a great retirement General.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       It's going to take a top to bottom overhaul to fix the VA.
       There are some good folks there, but they are surrounded by far
       too many lazy, self-serving "civil servants" who can't be
       bothered to actually help a veteran.
       #Post#: 13585--------------------------------------------------
       Re: I am impressed, Obama finally ran someone off, Shinseki is
       gone.
   DIR By: Notso
       Date: May 31, 2014, 6:47 am
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       --- Quote from: rapids_60 link ---
       >
       > It's going to take a top to bottom overhaul to fix the VA.
       There are some good folks there, but they are surrounded by far
       too many lazy, self-serving "civil servants" who can't be
       bothered to actually help a veteran.
       >
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I don't know, I think it's probably less laziness than
       protecting turf.
       This misrepresenting waiting lists sounds like it should be
       criminal to me, but there simple fixes to help some.
       Over half of the VA customers are covered by Medicare and mostly
       use the VA for lower co-pays, why can't they just issue many
       more vouchers to be seen at civilian hospitals to lower the wait
       time?  Especially in an areas like Phoenix with tens of
       thousands of old fart snowbirds requesting care only during the
       winter.
       The VA bills Medicare, so Medicare ends up paying the vast
       majority of the expense either way.  I received a voucher once,
       it was like pulling teeth to get but the system is already in
       place.
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