Bush appointing special "bi-partisan panel" for Walter Reed

[dajoki]

Bush panel to review care of war wounded

http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/bush_panel_to_review_care_of_war_wounded/20070302-013328-7367r/

WASHINGTON, March 2 (UPI) -- President Bush is appointing a special panel to thoroughly review the medical care of wounded service personnel, the White House said Friday.

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"On hearing the reports about Walter Reed (Army Medical Center), I asked Secretary of Defense Bob Gates to assess the situation firsthand and report back to me," he will say. "He confirmed that there are real problems at Walter Reed, and he has taken action to hold people accountable, including relieving the general in charge of the facility.

"As we work to improve conditions at Walter Reed, we are also taking steps to find out whether similar problems have occurred at other military and veteran hospitals."

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White House deputy spokeswoman Dana Perino said Friday the president's commission would be broader, covering all military and veterans hospitals around the country.

"The review will examine their treatment from the time they leave the battlefield through their return to civilian life as veterans, so that we can assure that we're meeting their physical and mental needs," she said.
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Why does he even bother, he doesn't follow these so-called "bipartisan panel's" recommendations anyway? And I truly hope I'm wrong here, but I doubt his sincerity, he's just playing the "decider" again. Like I said, I pray I'm wrong because these brave men and women deserve the absolute best care we can possibly give them, after all * put them where they are. So I don't care what his motives are, I just hope they do the right thing.

[Greeby]

1. It's called Congress, asshole!

He hasn't got a clue, has he? :eyes:

[MADem]

2. Trying to stall the inevitable Congressional ask-and-answer, you see. NT

[Jackpine Radical]

3. Bipartisan? Republicans & Nazis?

[baldguy]

4. Wanna bet this "buy-partisan" panel will have one recommendation?

"VA Medical facilities should be turned over to private health-care corporations."

[dajoki]

9. I think you may have nailed it n/t

[BOSSHOG]

5. What? One man and one woman

Fuck bipartisanship. Find the truth and act accordingly and fuck how much it embarrasses the assholes that makeup the bush administration.

Something very wrong happened at Walter Reed. There is no need for bipartisanship or any other kind of ship, just the truth you dumbass drug addicted deserter.

[Norquist Nemesis]

6. Jim Baker gets on the horn to likely panelists

and tells them, "It's a waste of time. He just wants to drag it out for a year."

[Stinky The Clown]

7. Fuck you, Asshole ... and your bipartisan bullshit ..... the key in one word: MONEY

You've underfunded it ....... your predecessors underfunded it ........ it won't get one fucking bit better until you make ALL healthcare a RIGHT of every American.

[dajoki]

8. BRAVO, Husb2Sparkly!!

Well said!!:toast:

[babylonsister]

10. He's great at appointing panels, sucks at listening to them. Let's

drape the whole issue in more bureaucratic bullshit instead of getting anything accomplished.