Word around Chicago is that Tammy Duckworth, the Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs and double-amputee veteran is a useless POS. That she’s never done a thing for veterans and the things she’s credited with are things other people did and Duckworth swooped in to gather the accolades. The Chicagoans I’ve heard say this are unimpeachable sources, but nonetheless, I reserved judgment until I saw it for myself.<\/p>\n
Over a year ago, she was named to her position at Veterans Affairs by Eric Shinseki, an untrustworthy turd if ever there was one. Now she’s been in her job for over a year and the only real things she’s accomplished is hiring VoteVets’ Brandon Friedman (known around these parts as Beaker) and more recently Kayla Williams (whose book “Love My Gun More Than You” made this infantryman’s stomach churn) to the DVA.<\/p>\n
So here we are, more than a year into Duckworth’s tenure and she’s accomplished nothing. Not to mention that disability claims are skyrocketing and not getting processed, new GI Bill disbursements are so screwed up, they may never clear the decks. So what does L. Tammy Duckworth do? You won’t believe it<\/a>;<\/p>\n I see this as good a time as any to go back and finish my own degree. In fact, for the first time in a few years, I have a stabilized life, a desk job at my National Guard unit, and the supportive boss needed to make going back to school viable. In fact, I’ve been so inspired by my work with Veterans that I’ve not only decided to re-enroll, but I’m also changing my degree from Political Science to Health and Human Services — so I can work on issues of public health.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Yes, the pompous, arrogant Honorable L. Tammy Duckworth is going back to school to finish her PhD. On your dime. And the writes about it. She acts like it’s her way of fixing the VA – but what problems will she find? As soon as the VA clerk sees her name on paperwork, it’ll zip through the system – and she’ll declare the system excellent. <\/p>\n Yes, she earned the right to those benefits, but instead of burning the midnight oil on some stupid dissertation, how about fixing the VA – ya know, the job we pay you to do. There’s plenty of time to go to college after you get fired at the VA.<\/p>\n