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Monday, May 23, 2016

I'll Bet He Doesn't Have To Wait

Secretary of Veterans' Affairs Bob McDonald was annoyed this morning when he was asked by reporters about waiting times for veterans to get appointments at VA hospitals.  Here's what he said in response:

"When you go to Disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line? Or what's important?  What's important is what's your satisfaction with the experience?"

In the annals of bad answers by politicians, that one makes the top ten.  The moron compared a veteran seeking medical treatment for what may be a life-threatening condition to a family waiting to ride on some amusement ride at Disney World.  He wants to ignore that there are vets who have waited for month after month to get the treatment they have been promised.  It's not a 45 minute wait for It's A Small World; it's months of wait in order to feel better.

The callousness of the response says all one needs to know about why president Obama and his administration have not been able to solve the problems with the VA.  Clearly, they just don't care about the vets.

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