At least he isn’t blaming Bush. Geez, can’t these folks ever accept facts?
Running scared, runnin blue
Run so scared don’t know what to do !
and the disappearance of the Roanoke Colony
Is Bernie Sanders auditioning for Harry Reid’s position?
Man, these assholes are into everything!!!!
Big Labor’s VA Choke Hold
The Wall Street Journal ^ | May 29, 2014 | Kimberley A. Strassel
Posted on 5/30/2014, 8:03:59 AM by KeyLargo
Big Labor’s VA Choke Hold How Democrats put their union allies before the well-being of veterans. By Kimberley A. Strassel May 29, 2014
We know with certainty that there is at least one person the Department of Veterans Affairs is serving well. That would be the president of local lodge 1798 of the National Federation of Federal Employees.
The Federal Labor Relations Authority, the agency that mediates federal labor disputes, earlier this month ruled in favor of this union president, in a dispute over whether she need bother to show up at her workplace—the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. According to FLRA documents, this particular VA employee is 100% “official time”—D.C. parlance for federal employees who work every hour of every work day for their union, at the taxpayer’s expense.
In April 2012, this, ahem, VA “employee” broke her ankle and declared that she now wanted to do her nonwork for the VA entirely from the comfort of her home. Veterans Affairs attempted a compromise: Perhaps she could, pretty please, come in two days a week? She refused, and complained to the FLRA that the VA was interfering with her right to act as a union official. The VA failed to respond to the complaint in the required time (perhaps too busy caring for actual veterans) and so the union boss summarily won her case.
The VA battle is only just starting, but any real reform inevitably ends with a fight over organized labor. Think of it as the federal version of Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and other states where elected officials have attempted to rein in the public-sector unions that have hijacked government agencies for their own purpose. Fixing the VA requires first breaking labor’s grip, and the unions are already girding for that fight.
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I am confused.
Is Senator Sanders suggesting that Shinseki should have remained in office?
Shouldn’t the title be “Bernie Sanders Credits Koch Brothers for Pressure on Shinseki to Resign”?
If Shinseki should resign (he has) then so should Obama. The only reason Shinseki should resign is the doctrine that the leader is responsible for the acts and omissions of his inferiors. Under the same logic Obama was Shinseki’s boss. Obama knew about these problems years ago. Shinseki did not.
Assume for the moment that Shinseki is a reasonably competent manager. Assume that when he took the job he planned on fixing the problems that he saw with the organization. Assume that he quickly recognized that he needed to fire 20% of the staff, eliminate the many excuses that the employees have to for not showing up for work. Assume that he could see how inefficient the workforce is in terms of doctor visits per day.
Now, assume that he wanted to do something about all of the above. What would happen?
Answer: In an Obama Administration nothing approaching reform would be possible. So nothing happens and it is clear that nothing is going to happen, with Shinseki or whoever replaces him.
So: If you assume that Shinseki is an honorable man they you should have read about his decision to resign quite some time ago.
You didn’t read about that did you. Draw your own conclusions.
Bernie is just upset because Obama said the VA medical system would demonstrate how well the government could dispense medical care through a socialized system.
And it has.
Cool. The Koch brothers? At least we have some scary force on our side that makes the D’s cry.
We have the Koch brothers and you don’t.
I read somewhere that Obama had a private meeting with Hilary prior to firing Shinski. She probably told him protecting the guy was damaging her campaign.
I blame the4 Koch Brothers for the Trabant and chronic flatulence.
I guess the Koch brothers have now replaced Sarah Palin in the role of Emmanuel Goldstein.
Dear Harry Reid and Bernie Sanders,I noted neither of you had condemned the Koch Brothers this morning. I thought maybe you were getting 'writers block' and could not think of anything to blame them for today. In the interests of being a bi-partisan, helpful citizen, I offer you these:Love,
The Koch Brothers cause global warming, infanticide, glacial formation, the sinking of the Titanic, the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and fire ants. The Koch Brothers are the cause of late mail, lack of adequate punctuation, the heartbreak of psoriasis, and feminine itching. The Koch Brothers are the cause of fixed greyhound races, the metric system, errors in longitudinal measurements, and smaller portions. The Koch Brothers are the cause of angry wives, Speedos on fat people, mismatched socks, and mold on cucumbers. The Koch Brothers are the cause of the Zombie Apocalypse, interstellar planetary collisions, muteness in albinos, and killer bees. The Koch Brothers are the cause of gingivitis, off-key chorus singing, air inversions, and incremental floods. The Koch Brothers are the cause of fans that quit, entropy, soap shards in the shower, and fat girls. The Koch Brothers are the cause of cold oatmeal, excessive blogging, sweat stains, and misfires in 9mm ammunition. The Koch Brothers are the cause of cabinet doors that do not line up, cracks in the sidewalk, the scourge of heroin, and every plane crash since 1972. The Koch Brothers are the cause of John McCain, senility, traitorism, and infiltration by the left (but I repeat myself). The Koch Brothers are the cause of low toner, high transmission rates, delivery service price increases, and gaudy shirts. The Koch Brothers are the cause of splinters, earth tremors, Gamma ray emission by the element Lawrencium, and the lack of hobbits in real life. The Koch Brothers are the cause of Facebook monitoring, trigger happy SWAT teams, pencil-neck geeks, and the Yellowstone Caldera. The Koch Brothers are the cause of Russia, France, Sweden, and Zambia. The Koch Brothers are the cause of carbon buildup, broken bungee cords, bad lap dances, and a lack of friendly greetings in cities. The Koch Brothers are the cause of paper cuts, whirlpools, thunder, and machine disconnects. The Koch Brothers are the cause of honey badgers, rigidity, painful exercise, and linear contraction. The Koch Brothers are the cause of Nancy Pelosi, botox overdoses, pure insanity, and Alzheimers (but I repeat myself). The Koch Brothers are the cause of regression analysis, micro-stamping, failed unions, and misaligned microwave towers. The Koch Brothers are the cause of blurry lenses, spider bites, stains, and legless crocodiles. The Koch Brothers are the cause of missing keyboard keys, unexpected phone calls, broken pottery, and squeaking doors. The Koch Brothers are the cause of warning labels on appliances, erectile dysfunction, waterspouts, and potholes. The Koch Brothers are the cause of canker sores, narcissistic Presidents, leaking toilets, and crack addiction. The Koch Brothers are the cause of corroded pennies, locomotive derailments, internet trolls, and wardrobe failures. The Koch Brothers are the cause of ADHD in the clergy, Blue Screens of Death on personal computers, the French Revolution of 1789, and thorns. The Koch Brothers are the cause of bad Muppet shows, holes in circus nets, the NFL going all-queer, all-the-time, and Sandra Fluke's birth-control deficit. The Koch Brothers are the cause of Israel's problems with Syria, excessive salt in the Pacific Ocean, the disappearance of Malaysian Air flight 370, and infomercials. The Koch Brothers are the cause of low-calorie diet soda, smudges on the Xerox, dry technical text, and animal abuse. The Koch Brothers are the cause of glass shards, bad pudding, hair cancer, and sun-dried dead worms. The Koch Brothers are the cause of porcelin stains, droughts, turbulence above 10000 feet, and power brown-outs. The Koch Brothers are the cause of low scores on Angry Birds, weak tea, Michael Jackson's early demise, and Micheal Jackson. The Koch Brothers are the cause of bad combovers, Chris Matthews, alcoholism, and spittle (but I repeat myself). The Koch Brothers are the cause of the Koch Brothers, micturition syncope, solar eclipses, and dead lithium batteries. The Koch Brothers are the cause of Quiznos spongmonkeys, badly behaved Colonels, Boris Badenov, and the shipwreck of the Minnow. The Koch Brothers are the cause of failed sitcoms, knots you cannot get undone, overly-rare hamburgers at restaurants, and Miley Cyrus.
Hope that helps heaps.
Laz
Socialism always fails no matter who the CIC or VA head is.
Without a profit motive, where’s the incentive?
Don’t tell me the altruism and good intentions of bureaucrats is enough.
Earth To Bernie:Did The Koch Bros. HIRE Him As Well?I Thought That Was Obongo??
So that's what it took to get ride of Shinseki. Maybe the Koch Brothers will work their magic and get Obama to resign.
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Bernie Sanders?
LOL.
GTH and the sooner the better.