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2014-05-26 Government

Leading Senate Dem on VA scandal: 'People die every day'

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-05-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Just when I was starting to buy into the compassionate Lib meme. /sarc

Posted by Sneremble Elmereng7872 2014-05-26 01:03|| 2014-05-26 01:03|| Front Page Top

#2 By and large. Yeah?

Well, Senator, you try it then. Its the very latest and best for the Vets, how about you too?

Congress can get some of that goood VA Medical treatment. They can get what the Vets get. All of Congress and the line starts for Senators.

Posted by Big Thromoth3646 2014-05-26 07:24|| 2014-05-26 07:24|| Front Page Top

#3 The source article actually has Sen. Sanders saying: "SANDERS: We know that people die every day. We don't know why they die."
And if Sanders has his way, we will never know why those particular veterans died, nor will we do anything to improve the situation. And he will continue to collect his bennies and ultimely draw his monstrous pension.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-05-26 07:34|| 2014-05-26 07:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Well there is that undeniable common thread. Whether natural or man-caused, death is seen as a problem solving technique for the regime.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-05-26 07:40|| 2014-05-26 07:40|| Front Page Top

#5 death AND TAXES is seen as a problem solving technique for the regime.

FIFY

Posted by AlanC 2014-05-26 09:01|| 2014-05-26 09:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Hey Alan, re Obamacare:
Death and taxes in one handy package.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-05-26 10:14|| 2014-05-26 10:14|| Front Page Top

#7 If Congress critters were required to get their health care at VA Hospitals in their state and closest to their district I bet that the standard of care would improve dramatically.

Posted by Squinty 2014-05-26 14:43|| 2014-05-26 14:43|| Front Page Top

#8 Remember the scandal of active duty wounded care at Walter Reed? There was an area reserved for congresscritters at WR. Separately staffed, no waiting, always on call while uniform military were getting cut rate service (created by the very same congresscritter who ignored DoD budget requests to do otherwise in the years prior). If they had to go to the local VA you bet that their part of the building wouldn't look like what the rest of the peons got.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-05-26 15:38|| 2014-05-26 15:38|| Front Page Top

#9 The iconic Obumble's poster should have "death and taxes" at the bottom instead of ****.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2014-05-26 23:17|| 2014-05-26 23:17|| Front Page Top

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