Sadly, no. Appearing this morning before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee:
Veterans affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki takes the oath as he begins Veterans Health Care Senate Hearing pic.twitter.com/tL6PT5Q0sx
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) May 15, 2014
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki claimed he wasn’t aware of all the awful stuff going on in the VA system:
Shinseki "not aware" of book-cooking, "can't remember" getting fall 2013 OSC/OMC reports on VA ghost clinics, double-booking schemes.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/JasonBWhitman/status/466959441511084032
Shinseki can't even offer one specific case of disciplinary action for employees manipulating numbers
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) May 15, 2014
Blumenthal asks why Shinseki hasn't notified FBI of poss. criminal activity by VA records falsifiers. Shinseki hems & haws.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/gopfashionista/status/466959636394831872
Hey, at least we can still take comfort in the fact that he’s “mad as hell”:
#VA Sec. Eric #Shinseki says he is "mad as hell" over accusations of abuse in his agency.
— Phillip Swarts (@PFSwarts) May 15, 2014
Shinseki just said he was "mad as hell" about VA abuses…in the most bland & unconvincing bureaucratic tone. http://t.co/cpldvx8Zhn
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 15, 2014
Gee, that’s nice.
@michellemalkin He's "mad as hell." I'm mad that it took my VA two weeks to diagnose a fracture, and I had to stage a sit-in at ortho!
— Roland le Fartere (@Crapplefratz) May 15, 2014
Sec Shinseki's declaration that he is "mad as hell" is meaningless. He failed Veterans and Survivors. Too late for "sorry." #FireShinseki
— Elizabeth (@MediaLizzy) May 15, 2014
Once again, Shinseki blandly & bloodlessly talks about being "angry" about vets' suffering. What a travesty.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 15, 2014
Don’t worry: The VA will totally get to the bottom of this.
White House response to VA ignoring years of studies about vets' abuse/mismgmt is… to commission another damned study.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 15, 2014
Give them some time.
#VA Sec. #Shinseki says he believes review of all medical facilities can be completed within three weeks.
— Phillip Swarts (@PFSwarts) May 15, 2014
VA Secretary Shinseki says their audit of VA hospital facilities should be completed in about three weeks
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) May 15, 2014
Eric Shinseki says the VA's internal audit will probably be completed in three weeks.
— Ben Kesling (@bkesling) May 15, 2014
That’s comforting. Just don’t ask him what’s going on:
Know-nothing Shinseki: "I don't know what data is being assembled" for VA review.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 15, 2014
Shinseki determined to hide behind IG, White House probes #veteransAffairs #veterans #veteranshealth
— mtapscott (@mtapscott) May 15, 2014
Ugh.
Shinseki seems terribly tentative and uncomfortable. #veterans #veteransAffairs #veteranshealth
— mtapscott (@mtapscott) May 15, 2014
Being full of it tends to have that effect on you. Here’s something he can tell you — as long as you don’t ask about specifics:
Govt accountability: Shinseki sez 3,000 VA workers "involuntary removed" for misconduct…but some reassigned or retired.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/Twin66/status/466961456735744000
Heckuva job, Mr. Secretary.
IT types call this "broken as designed". RT @charliespiering: Sec. Shinseki says Vets health care system is "a good system" #systemworks
— Bryan Costin (@bcostin) May 15, 2014
Oh yeah. It’s fantastic.
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/466926766611632130
Shinseki has been head of the VA since 2009. All on him and Obama.
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) May 15, 2014
Eric Shinseki ,you didn't do your job and you should be in jail. shame on you.{question] where were you when my friends were dying.?
— norman morris (@stormy6139) May 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/kimberlybiggs26/status/466961828409401345
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