Posted on 05/18/2014 2:45:50 PM PDT by smoothsailing
May 18, 2014
by Rick Moran
Of all the self-serving tripe…
Guess what. The president of the United States is “madder than hell” about the Veterans Administration scandal. That’s the word from White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough.
Funny…VA Secretary Eric Shineski said almost the exact same thing last week when testifying before Congress when he said, “Any allegation, any adverse incident like this makes me mad as hell.”
I suppose they could have channeled Howard Beale completely and added, “And I’m not going to take it anymore.”
Perfect — the administration taking its defense cues from a fictional nutcase TV anchor. Except this administration has an abundance of patience and forbearance when it comes to the incompetence and stupidity of its members — president included. So you have to wonder where their breaking point truly is.
President Barack Obama is “madder than hell” about the Veterans Affairs scandal, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough says.
“The president is madder than hell, and I’ve got the scars to prove it, given the briefings I’ve given the president,” he said in an interview with CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett that aired Sunday on “Face the Nation.”
“Nobody is more outraged about this problem, right now, Major, than the president of the United States,” McDonough added.
McDonough’s comments echoed VA Secretary Eric Shinseki’s statement at last week’s Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing, when the secretary said he was “mad as hell” about the reports.
Shinseki and the Obama administration have come under fire for reports that at least 40 veterans died while waiting for care in the Phoenix VA system. Several lawmakers, as well as The American Legion, a top veterans’ advocacy group, have called on Shinseki to resign.
Asked about the secretary’s performance at the Senate hearing last week, McDonough said: “We don’t score testimony on Capitol Hill or otherwise. What we score is results that results to the services and benefits that our vets have earned.”
Undersecretary of Health Robert Petzel, who testified with Shinseki at the hearing, stepped down on Friday.
McDonough, as he has in earlier interviews, touted the administration’s commitment to veterans and its “historic increase” in benefits for veterans.
“The president’s demanding that we get to the bottom of the exact allegations that you’re talking about as it relates to whether veterans are getting the timely access to care that they have earned,” McDonough said, adding that as soon as the reports came out, he reached out to Shinseki to ensure the department had accountability measures in place to handle the problem.
“Nobody is more outraged about the problem…” than Obama? Oh really? The president is more outraged than the families of the 100 vets who died waiting for treatment because the VA was trying to cover up its mismanagement?
I’m sure the loved ones of the dead appreciate the president’s anger. Too bad Obama couldn’t get worked up about the unacceptable care at VA hospitals prior to it becoming a scandal.
More than Benghazi or even the IRS scandals, this has the potential to seriously damage the president and his administration. The VA’s actions have angered both Democrats and Republicans, so the administration can’t claim it’s a partisan witch hunt. There are also documents that prove the coverup, willing witnesses who are eager to tell their story, and the politically explosive charge that the Commander in Chief doesn’t care about those who served.
No way the press can bury this scandal or turn it into a partisan circus. For the first time in his presidency, Obama faces a scandal without his party to back him up or the press to run interference for him.
It’s going to be a long summer for Obama.
Is Zero going to apologize publicly and accept responsiblity? Not likely.
Perhaps Obama will express his intense outrage a Holiday address next weekend when he again speaks to many of our “fallen heroes” in the audience....
Like most Americans, I was greatly disturbed when I learned about the situation involving _______ . I was totally unaware of the problem, and only learned of it this past ____ when it was brought to my attention by ______. This situation is totally unacceptable, therefore, I have directed _________ to conduct a complete and thorough investigation of the matter. I must emphasize, however, that despite the seriousness of these allegations, I continue to have complete confidence in Secretary _______ . These unacceptable actions are isolated incidents, carried out by a handful of employees at _______ and should in no way reflect negatively on the vast majority of dedicated and hardworking members of __________. Let me assure you that I am just as outraged as anybody, and I intend to get to the bottom of this.
Look for Mootch holding cardboard sign and sad pouty lips.
When mentored in Chicago, “The buck stops here” has a different meaning.
This was issued while Obama was playing golf with the top 1% at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainsville, VA.
“Madder than hell” that all the PR work the left has done the past number of weeks has been shot to $hit.
THAT I believe...
Your form is much like what I get from my U.S. Senator and Congressman. They care less about any feedback from the citizen. They are too busy fundraising.
Zer0: Benghazi? Is that something to relieve the pain in the ass? Go get me some. Gotta fund raise tomorrow. Don’t talk to me any more about Benghazi. I got to get some sleep.”
Thanks for the heads up to the two articles, they are well worth reading.
That’s a most powerful account by Hemingway and exactly on the mark. He should have gotten a medal for it instead of being admonished but I don’t believe he cared, he accomplished what he set out to do.
Sadly there are still some people in charge that don’t get it and this current administration is loaded with them.
Thank you both for the links.
Only that they got caught, killing vets off
They used to say the same thing about Stalin. ‘If only Stalin knew, he would never let this happen” This was often mumbled in the Gulag.
It is always the same with tyrants.
Yeah, he is so mad that he went golfing to soothe his angry self.
-PJ
Oh dear!
We can hope.....
Did he stamp his little foot?
Zero NEEDS the vets to do his bidding. Pissing them off will backfire.
The ONLY thing the commie is mad about is that someone blew the whistle, and he’s feeling heat.
only b/c it may stick to him.
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