{"id":46232,"date":"2014-05-08T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=46232"},"modified":"2014-05-07T19:19:13","modified_gmt":"2014-05-07T23:19:13","slug":"shinseki-wont-step-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=46232","title":{"rendered":"Shinseki won’t step down"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stars & Stripes<\/a> reports that Ric Shinseki, the Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs, has announced that he won’t step down from the post, despite the fact that agency’s inability to service the population that it services is a national punchline. <\/p>\n

[Shinseki] acknowledged he has work to do to rebuild the confidence of veterans.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, wave because that ship has sailed, Ric. Like the American legion commander said (from an Army Times <\/a>article sent by Chief Tango)<\/p>\n

But Dellinger said recent problems have changed the perspective of Legion officials toward Shinseki. He cited multiple recent scandals involving preventable patient deaths, controversy over executive bonuses, and a concern among Legion members that VA services are on the decline.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur veterans need to know that the VA health-care system is a safe place where they can receive treatment and feel assured that patient safety is a top priority,\u201d he said. \u201cErrors and lapses can occur in any system. But The American Legion expects when such errors and lapses are discovered, that they are dealt with swiftly and that the responsible parties are held accountable.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has not happened at the Department of Veterans Affairs. There needs to be a change, and that change needs to occur at the top.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Republican Senators are calling for Shinseki to resign now; <\/p>\n

\u201cHe needs to step down,\u201d [Texas Senator John Cornyn] told reporters. \u201cThe president needs to find a new leader to lead this organization out of the wilderness, and back to providing the service our veterans deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a Senate speech earlier in the day, [Kansas Senator Jerry Moran] said Shinseki seemed unwilling or unable to fix the department\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cVeterans are waiting for action and yet the VA continues to operate in the same old bureaucratic fashion, settling for mediocrity and continued disservice to our nation\u2019s heroes,\u201d Moran said. \u201cThere\u2019s a difference in wanting change and leading it to happen.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s no confidence to rebuild, Shinseki. Pack your bags. The American Legion’s call for his resignation was the final nail. I’ve said since the day he was nominated for the post that he is an incompetent boob, but even I didn’t realize the heights (or depths) of incompetent boobery he was able to reach. But everyone said that he’s a wounded veteran so he would know how to treat us – incompetent boobs might want to help, but they can’t help being incompetent boobs. Serious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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