For this, heads should roll!

 

 

 

"We need to remember one thing about Veterans - all game some, and some gave all..."

I don't even know where to begin. In recent years, how veterans have been treated by the public has been heart warming. It was not always like this. During and after the Viet Nam War, veterans would often be treated like pariahs. Today however, the pendulum has swung the other way - some vets think maybe even too far. In any event, it is nice to see veterans treated like ordinary citizens who did a little to help their country.

On the other hand, how veterans, as well as active military, are treated by this Administration is nothing less than shameful. Elaine Donnelly (former Reagan and Bush 41 Defense appointee) penned an article last November expressing her concerns on what this Administration is doing to our military. She was not gentle in her article. This Administration has culled the ranks of generals and admirals, leaving only the ones who will abide with stamping a huge "PC" on the military. Secrets of Seal Team Six were exposed to the press, and draconian cuts continued to weaken our forces. Pay remains substandard, and now the long respected military retirement system is under review.

However, if you are a veteran who has served under better times, you are not immune from this crew. This Administration's total disregard for the military has filtered into the VA. Under the leadership of Obama appointee retired US Army General Erik Shinseki, the Veterans Administration now looks more like something in a Gulag than the United States. Corruption, graft, incompetence are rampant.

Because our nation's health care has been dismantled under ObamaCare, many veterans have no other choice but to use what was at one time a vested benefit - VA health care. What started out in Arizona has now spread to a handful of other states. Secret lists, denied care, needless suffering and deaths. It is almost as if this is being done by design. Senior members of Congress have asked that Shinseki resign - so far, he has refused.

What is the end game? Is the Administration trying to make the VA so fouled up that veterans will be driven to the broken ObamaCare system? Some think that might be the case. However, this is having a boomerang effect with others. Looking at how government run health care is handled within the VA might portent to how it will be done under ObamaCare.

My take is very simple. Shinseki should not be asked to resign - rather he should be fired immediately. Sweeping reforms need to be initiated immediately which will "gut the pig" from everything wrong or ineffective. ANYONE who even heard of a "secret list" should be shown the door. By the end of the year, a whole new VA needs to be in place which will be the example of the excellent health care our veterans so richly deserve. Failure to do so Mr. President, will rest solely on you. And you sir, will be held accountable by the millions of deserving veterans who live in this great country.