That old skank Specter should be the first one to demonstrate the concept.
I have a best friend, sixty years we’ve been friends. He’s a Vet and I truly resent this crap being sent to him. After all these years his paintings are selling for big bucks. Useless eater? Hardly.
Only sickos would suggest this stuff to a Vet.
WALLACE: I want to ask you one last question. If you feel...
DUCKWORTH: Sure.
WALLACE: ... so strongly about the value of life, although the disclaimer is on there, this document, “Your Life, Your Choices,” is still on the V.A. Web site.
Secretary Duckworth, while it’s supposedly being revised, it’s still up there. Can you promise us that this will be taken down today?
DUCKWORTH: It is still up there with the disclaimer that it’s under revision and do not use it. It cannot...
WALLACE: It doesn’t say don’t use it.
DUCKWORTH: Let me, Chris...
WALLACE: But why have it up there at all? Why not just say...
DUCKWORTH: Chris...
WALLACE: ... we’re going to take it down?
DUCKWORTH: Because we are bound by federal law. It was developed with federal research grant monies, and most of our — all of our programs that were results of federal research grants are online for people to use for research purposes.
But we very clearly tell all of our veterans, “Please use any type of a tool that is most suitable for you and your loved ones,” and you can certainly — there are many great ones out there, including Mr. Towey’s, if they want to go spend the $5 for it apiece.
V.A. makes ours available for free. The checklist that we’re actually using is a completely different checklist from this one, because this one has been taken off for revision.
WALLACE: Well, it hasn’t been taken off. It’s being revised, but it’s still on the Web site.
Secretary Duckworth, we want to thank you. We want to thank you for giving us the V.A.’s response. And we also personally want to thank you for your service to our nation.
DUCKWORTH: It was my pleasure to be here. Thank you.
WALLACE: If you want to read the V.A. book for yourself, you’ll find a link at our blog, foxnewssunday.com. And we will stay on this story of end-of-life counseling for our veterans.