~ From Barry Secrest During his transition into the White House in 2008-09, President Obama proposed in his “Obama-Biden” plan to “make the VA a leader of national health care reform so that veterans get the best care possible.” However, instead of fixing the VA, the administration has had to defend its role in the death of veterans by neglect. It’s one of those promises the president would probably like to forget. In vowing to make the Veterans Administration the model of national health-care reform back in 2008, the outlook for scandal-plagued Obamacare suddenly seems even worse. The story became a national sensation on April 14, when CNN reported that at least 40 U.S. veterans died waiting for appointments at the Phoenix VA, many of whom were placed on a secret waiting list. The discovery of the Obama-Biden VA plan fits a pattern that has come to light this week in which Obama repeatedly warned, or was warned, about serious problems at the VA, but apparently did little about it. In the document labeled the Obama-Biden Plan from the Office of the President Elect, Obama makes a series of promises to veterans, including......
Posted on: Fri, 23 May 2014 03:52:53 +0000
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