Rank Hypocrisy
I was over at my Mother’s house today and turned on the television to one of the news channels while I worked [my Mother doesn’t have a good radio].
They did a story on the current VA scandal and included statements by John McCain and Jefferson Beauregard Miller. Those two have a lot of damn gall complaining about the VA.
The report of 40 deaths without healthcare at the Phoenix VA Hospital should not have come as a surprise to McCain. He is one of Arizona’s Senators, and I can’t believe that none of the 40 called his office. We have called four Senators and two Congresscritters over the delay in my Mother’s paperwork, so someone seriously ill would have certainly complained to their Congressional delegation. Where was John McCain when this was happening? Why did this come as a surprise?
Miller is the chairman of the committee that is supposed to be overseeing the VA. Why didn’t he know about the problems? Where was the Congressional oversight?
It is amazing that when there is a ‘scandal’ the committees never include their oversight role when looking to fix the blame.
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– SB the YDD
The response from the individual in Miller’s office regarding the delay in getting my Mother into Arlington was that that was just how long it took. Apparently Miller’s office apparently thinks that waiting a few months is fine, so why is he upset about what happened in Phoenix – the vets only had to wait a few months for health care, and had the bad luck to die while waiting, like my Mother and the home health benefit?
What do you want from McCain? He can’t even keep track of how many houses he owns. Details are for little people.
McCain, like most Congresscritters and Senators has people in his offices to ‘deal with the people’ while he talks on TV. Maybe his necktie is too tight and cuts off the blood flow to his brain.
Hmmm. I think his brain’s in his ass, so it’s probably his belt! LOL 😛 Given that like most Politicians they don’t think, the brain has atrophied to just control bodily functions, with just enough left over to make appropriate sounds from a small library of static and some semi-variable responses when required. Memory is optional. LOL
Well, that would certainly explain his selection of Sarah Palin to run for Vice President. 😉
He should have retired, not run again, His solution for everything is “Bomb it!!!!!”