The President is on right now announcing that he accepted Shinseki’s resignation. Shinseki says that he doesn’t want to “be a distraction” from fixing the Department of Veterans’ Affairs problems. Good riddance. But, like I said, I’m more concerned about who this president will nominate to replace him. <\/p>\n

ADDED:<\/strong> Sloane Gibson will be the interim Secretary. Fox News says he was a Ranger. Wiki<\/a> says that he was an infantry officer; a step up from an armor officer, I guess. More bio at VA.GOV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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