Rest assured, everyone. Not only is Barack Obama “mad as hell” about the horrific treatment of veterans at VAs, but during today’s presser, he said that the buck stops with him:
"The responsibility ultimately rests with me" says the guy who learned about the whole thing from media reports.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 21, 2014
Obama saying the responsibility lies with him? That seems like a new one.
— Ashe Schow (@AsheSchow) May 21, 2014
Well, the buck kinda-sorta stops with him. But not really:
Obama blames “long decade of war” for delays in health care for vets
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) May 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/469131317112623104
And now Obama is making sure everyone knows this problem didn't start with his administration and that he's worked really really hard to fix
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 21, 2014
All the good veteran stuff happened under Obama.
All of the problems were there long before he was in the Senate. #NotPolitical
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) May 21, 2014
Still, the guilty parties will not get away with this:
When Obama says VA misconduct perpetrators must be "held accountable", does he mean "put on paid leave"?
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 21, 2014
And, as Mr. Responsible, he’s vowing to get to the bottom of the scandal by appointing a crackerjack leader to investigate:
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/469131999316566016
Wait … what?
Second, I want to know the full scope of this problem, and that’s why I ordered Secretary Shinseki to investigate. Today he updated me on his review, which is looking not just at the Phoenix facility but also VA facilities across the nation. And I expect preliminary results from that review next week.
Nothing says "accountability" like appointing a guy to investigate himself.
— Leon Wolf (@LeonHWolf) May 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/469131394888007680
Oh yeah. This’ll work out well.
So Obama ordered Shinseki to investigate whether he was responsible for all of the awful misconduct that occurred underneath him.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 21, 2014
This is what passes for accountability in the Obama administration.
Obama is ordering a report from the people that should be accountable instead of actually holding them accountable. #Leadership
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) May 21, 2014
The Obama Administration: Literally ZERO accountability.
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 21, 2014
This guy actually ran on accountability
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) May 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/469131720760242176
Ugh.
Obama promises accountability on VA, just as he did with Benghazi, Fast and Furious, and the IRS scandals. #WhewThatsARelief
— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) May 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/469131671653335040
Also investigating: the VA inspector general and Obama’s deputy chief of staff, Rob Nabors.
Pres Obama "will make sure there's accountability" in #VAScandal. Like #Benghazi? #IRStargeting? Reporter phone records? Fast & Furious?
— Heather Childers (@HeatherChilders) May 21, 2014
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.
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