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In reply to the discussion: Eric Shinseki is out of a job today because... [View all]Kurska
(5,739 posts)14. It is like firing the coach on an underperforming sports team.
Actually spending the money and effort to acquire players and assess you need to be successful is hard. So why not just endlessly replace the guy at the top to give the appearance you're trying.
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and that is fine. Part of the beauty of Du is we all get to have our own opinions about these
quinnox
May 2014
#6
Joe Biden? I had forgotten about him, he seems to have been hiding from view for a long time
quinnox
May 2014
#11
Are you sure you want to use the Consumer Protection Agency as an example? n/t
A Simple Game
May 2014
#66
Listening to heartbroken vets and co-workers on NPR today, I agree this move was boneheaded
riderinthestorm
May 2014
#7
Agreed however its clear his staff shielded him from the corruption. Damn shame nt
riderinthestorm
May 2014
#17
Telling the truth got him fired in the run up to the Iraq War and now he was set up to
neverforget
May 2014
#8
The budget has increased by only 30% during Obama's administration, despite the rise
pnwmom
May 2014
#80
"Off With His Head"....but, the problems will continue because the figurehead is gone....
KoKo
May 2014
#60
The Right Wing wants to write him up in their history book as a rotten leader....
Spitfire of ATJ
May 2014
#15
He's out of a job in part because so many Democrats called for his resignation today.
madfloridian
May 2014
#26
He is out of a job because of treacherous Democrats and asshole Republicans in the Senate/House.
phleshdef
May 2014
#28
I agree.. President Obama defended Eric Shineski last week and since then the Dems came out in
Cha
May 2014
#31
Damn. This is one time I wish the President would've told Democrats to get fucked.
phleshdef
May 2014
#46
Bullshit, providing adequate healthcare for our veterans isn't impossible, it's the VA's job
Hippo_Tron
May 2014
#34
I feel so sorry for the people that serve, sacrifice, then return and often get shit on! n/t
RKP5637
Jun 2014
#105
Shinseki can take a seat next to Van Jones, Shirley Sherrod, and Steven Miller.
OnyxCollie
May 2014
#44
Listen, he headed an agency accused of gross misconduct. It was his responsibility...
Gravitycollapse
May 2014
#54
... and because he became a football in the fight between the Tea Congress and the President ....
marble falls
May 2014
#59
So you think now that the GOP knows the actual wait times, they'll approve the $21B?
SunSeeker
Jun 2014
#98
Either you made up the 67% figure or got it from an embarrassing source (e.g. a RW site).
SunSeeker
Jun 2014
#115
He was blamed for the system failure caused by GOP refusal to fund the VA adequately.
SunSeeker
May 2014
#89
No, Will he is out of a job because of devotion to the failed con of "bipartisanship" and
TheKentuckian
Jun 2014
#114