We all know that the VA has serious problems.\u00a0 But this appears to be a new \u2013 and disgusting \u2013 issue that hasn\u2019t previously surfaced.\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe you want to wait until well after lunch before reading the linked story from Fox.<\/p>\n
Whistleblower: Cockroaches served in food In this case, the \u201cwhistleblower\u201d is one Ms. Germaine Clarno \u2013 president of the facility\u2019s AFGE Local.<\/p>\n If the name \u201cGermaine Clarno\u201d seems familiar, it should.\u00a0 Jonn\u2019s written about her before<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n In case you’re forgotten: Clarno is the same \u201cwhistleblower\u201d that refused to discuss other issues involving patient care with Republican Members of Congress from Illinois after her preferred Democratic officials did squat when she brought those issues to their attention.\u00a0 Clarno herself admits that the issues were serious enough that people died needlessly.<\/p>\n Then again, when you\u2019re willing to play politics when lives are literally at stake I guess you\u2019re willing to do the same when the food is substandard or vermin-infested. And I\u2019m guessing Clarno\u2019s known about the food issue for a while, too \u2013 she says, \u201cIt\u2019s been like this for years, ever since anyone can remember.\u201d<\/p>\n The linked Fox article\u2019s worth reading; so is the article Fox in turn links from Conservative Review<\/a><\/em>, which gives more details.\u00a0 But as I said earlier:\u00a0 maybe you should wait an hour or so after having lunch to read either.<\/p>\n Sad.\u00a0 As well as infuriating \u2013 and absolutely inexcusable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nat Chicago-area VA hospital<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n