Posted on 05/30/2014 11:48:47 AM PDT by Lower Deck
Anyone who hates the military with a vengeance would be “qualified.”
Those two might actually be able to fix the problem. Thus, they will never be selected by this administration.
How about Lt. General Robb? He is presently the director of the Defense Health Agency so he has more experience than any of those 12.
If anything, don’t be suprised if the VA is rolled into DHA. There are numerous linkages between the two organizations.
But that’s my dos centavos.
The problems at the VA cannot and will not be fixed by changing the top guy - they are structural and cultural and so will continue to fester. Most government operations have the same problem.
Strange thing that Carney and Shinseki were announced really early for a Friday News dump but is was predicted on the “Five” yesterday.
There is one person who would be perfect to run the VA, and most importantly, fix it...Mitt Romney
Ken, I was just going to say Mitt.
Nawww, he doesn’t loathe the military enough to be given any job by the Obambi regime.
Obama would never nominate him.
Anyone with expereince running a profitable business?
Rats leaving the sinking Titanic—A new guy will just hold off the attacks and do cosmetic changes only—2016 and a new Republican President is needed. Lots of heads must roll!
Don’t replace him; shut down the VA and use vouchers.
The VA needs a SEC with lots of experience as a large hospital administrator with hiring and firing authority at all levels.
Unfortunately, Obama’s pick will be purely political. He’ll pick a person based on their loyalty to him and the Marxist playbook.
Webb has a new book out, and naming him might remove a Clinton competitor.
That would be true regardless of who was in the White House.
Holly Petraeus-——just because her father and husband were military?
Great qualifications./s
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I'll agree with you on the authority but I don't think the next secretary necessarily has to come from the health care field. You can hire that talent. The Secretary needs to be a firm, proven, hands-on leader who is willing to get to the bottom of the mess and use their authority to clean house and set things straight. Problem is that even if Obama were to choose someone like Mattis or Webb and he went to Congress and requested that the new Secretary be given the authority to hire and fire and clean house, the legislation would have little chance of passage.
That experience would be little help against a bureaucracy as entrenched as that at the VA.
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