Shinseki resigns...

[ChisolmTrailDem]

Breaking now on MSNBC.

President Obama has accepted Eric Shinseki's resignation.

[n2doc]

1. The RW'ers got their scalp

And nothing will change at the VA.

[MohRokTah]

2. Throw in the far lefties, too.

The extreme left was also calling for his scalp.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

3. He'll still be around until a replacement is found. He is proceeding with firing VA leaders across

the nation whose performance has been sub-standard.

[MohRokTah]

5. Actually, no, he won't

Just announced Sloan Gibson will run the VA on an interim basis.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

8. But the president said that Shinseki has begun firing VA officials. He must have said the part

about Sloan Gibson while I was getting coffee.

[MohRokTah]

10. Yep, I think Shinseki will do the firings

and Sloan will run the VA. Once the firings are done, Shinseki is gone.

[global1]

7. Unfortunate That The Bulk Of The Blame Lays At The Feet Of The Repubs.....

I just don't understand why the Dems let the Repubs push them around and not lay out the facts as to why this problem exists and has existed for a long time. Prioritization goes back - as I understand it - to 1996. There are other posts on this board that talk to that issue.

It is no secret that the Repubs have not supported the VA with additional funds that they need.

It is no secret that two unjust wars by BushCo contributed to this problem in the VA.

I'm really disappointed in the Dems and the President for not standing behind Shinseki and putting the blame where it belongs - at the feet of the Repubs.

[tularetom]

4. Once again, Obama lets the republicans and their tools in the media dictate his actions

I hate it when shit like this happens.

But somehow I'm not surprised.

[MohRokTah]

6. You left out the extreme left in your list who dictated his actions

The extreme left was also calling for Shinseki's resignation.

[global1]

9. He Didn't Do The Right Thing.....

he did the politically expedient thing. Politics always wins out unfortunately. I'm disappointed in all those Dems that are more concerned with re-election versus doing the right thing.

[tularetom]

15. I'm not even sure it was politically expedient

The beltway media are not going to let this thing die just because the president has joined them in identifying and punishing a scapegoat.

They didn't lay off Obamacare when Secretary Sibelius resigned and they won't lay off the VA now. They'll hang this around the neck of every Democratic congressional and senate candidate they possibly can.

Obama was sort of painted into a corner by the cowards in his own party in the Senate, but he still should have done the right thing.

[ProSense]

12. Democrats. More recently Tammy Duckworth

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/tammy-duckworth-eric-shinseki-resignation

Some Democrats join calls for Shinseki to resign
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025018867

Shineski got railroaded.

[Cha]

20. President Obama defended Eric Shineski last week and since then Democratic

idiots have come out in droves to pile on shite.

Dudette @Dudette9t9
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So yeah.. blame it on Obama.

[jwirr]

11. I see this as a lose. This began in the bush era and someone who was not involved gets the blame.

[Exposethefrauds]

13. And under the Obama bus he goes

Sadly another good public servant thrown under the Obama bus. Perhaps the pres can find some one from Goldman Sachs to run the va now, I am sure he can find someone with the right experience for the job

[ChisolmTrailDem]

14. I haven't taken a stance and still will not re: Shinseki. However, should Shinseki

have known what was going on, as Chris Matthews just said he should have? He was in the position for 6 years. What was he doing that entire time?

[YvonneCa]

17. This sounds like you are blaming Obama...

...for something the Republicans did for political reasons. Really?

[Exposethefrauds]

18. Just a pattern with Obama he does not fight for his team it is just the way he is

[YvonneCa]

19. Maybe...

...he sees his 'team' as larger than just Shinseki. I say this as a person who thinks Shinseki was not the problem and should have stayed. Maybe our veterans are part of our 'team'...

[Exposethefrauds]

21. Team as in his picks for department heads I took your team comment as the party which well I will

not post here on DU what I really think about his team leadership.

Let's just say Jan 17 can't get here fast enough for me which really does not matter because it is not like a liberal or progressive will be POTUS anytime soon just replaced with another figure head who is just like the last few POTUS's who pandered to the 1% and talks a good game to the 99%.

Perhaps in 17 he will have time to finally clean the dust off his walking shoes, then again he may not.

[Nye Bevan]

16. How many times in his 5 year tenure did he visit a VA hospital,

and walk around to ask the veterans what they thought of the quality of their healthcare?

I'm not sure why so many here are defending this incompetent.