{"id":13891,"date":"2009-08-23T14:55:01","date_gmt":"2009-08-23T19:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=13891"},"modified":"2009-08-23T14:55:01","modified_gmt":"2009-08-23T19:55:01","slug":"watching-eric-%e2%80%9cblack-beret%e2%80%9d-shinseki-toss-a-wounded-veteran-under-the-obama-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=13891","title":{"rendered":"Watching Eric \u201cBlack Beret\u201d Shinseki Toss A Wounded Veteran Under the Obama Bus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace <\/a>I noticed several things that need further discussion.<\/p>\n

1.\tDon\u2019t ever send me to Chris Wallace with nothing more than weak talking points.
\n2.\tWallace calls you a liar so nicely you\u2019re soon agreeing with him.
\n3.\tTammy Duckworth is a piss poor liar and doesn\u2019t seem smart enough to fake it.
\n4.\tShinseki didn\u2019t have the balls to defend this and tossed Tammy overboard.<\/p>\n

The issue was of course the recently outed end of life planning booklet that the VA has revived. It essentially encourages veterans to choose death over prolonged treatment.<\/p>\n

We had a fascinating segment on FNS today about the workbook. First–we talked with Jim Towey–the man who broke the story. He helped end use of the book under President Bush, and was shocked to see it has now been reinstated. He says the message of the work book is clear: hurry up and die. And he says–when government can steer vulnerable individuals to conclude that life is not worth living–“who needs death panels?”<\/p>\n

Then–we talked with VA Assistant Secretary Tammy Duckworth–who insisted on being interviewed separately. She said the workbook is just one of many reference tools the VA makes available–and that it is currently being revised. However, as we pointed out, it is still up on the VA website.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Duckworth was easy prey for Wallace and her talking points did little to help her. She eventually resorted to a full blown lie. She said that the booklet was funded by federal research dollars and as such was required by law to be on the VA website. That statement is quite simply, complete bullshit.<\/p>\n

But here is why I hate Shinseki for his role in this.<\/p>\n

I disagree with Duckworth\u2019s politics but I respect her as a wounded veteran and a fellow officer. Shinseki does not respect her and essentially set her up to look like an idiot.<\/p>\n

The booklet will be off the website in 72 hours (in spite of her bullshit legal requirement) because Obama will require it. It is the right thing to do with no political downside for Obama and a potentially huge downside if he doesn\u2019t make this POS go away. I don\u2019t think Obama gives a shit about veterans but he is not devoid of basic political instincts.<\/p>\n

Shinseki knows this and yet he hid behind a woman and forced her out there to defend this atrocity on its merits.<\/p>\n

Obama will toss it and Duckworth will look like a complete fool for having tried to defend it and Shinseki walks away unscathed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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