March 29, 2007

They're At It Again--The Walter Reed Scandal

Obviously, I'm behind the ball here--I've been so out of touch.
Still, this merits attention--so in case some have missed it, here's the link to an article in the New York Times.
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'For all its cries of "support the troops," the Bush administration has treated veterans' medical care the same way it treats everything else: nickel-and-diming the needy, protecting the incompetent, and privatizing everything it can.

'What makes this a particular shame is that in the Clinton years, veterans' health care — like the Federal Emergency Management Agency — became a shining example of how good leadership can revitalize a troubled government program. By the early years of this decade, the Veterans Health Administration was, by many measures, providing the highest-quality health care in America. (It probably still is: Walter Reed is a military facility, not run by the VHA.)

'But as with FEMA, the Bush administration has done all it can to undermine that achievement.'

1 comment:

TomCat said...

Bush's conservatism is only compassionate to those he can use to his advantage. Once a hero is too maimed to be cannon fodder, the compassion is gone.