Politics & Government - 18 July 2007

VA head quits amid scrutiny on vets care

VA Secretary Jim Nicholson abruptly resigned Tuesday after months of the Bush administration struggling to defend charges of shoddy health care for veterans injured in the Iraq war.

Nicholson, 69, is the latest in a line of senior officials heading for the exits in the final 1 1/2 years of the Bush administration.

His resignation comes amid intense political and public scrutiny of the Pentagon and VA following reports of shoddy outpatient care of injured troops and veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and elsewhere.

Walter Reed is a Pentagon-run facility, but charges of poor treatment relating to poor coordination quickly extended to the VA‘s vast network of 1,400 hospitals and clinics. The VA also has a severe backlog of disability payments to injured veterans, with overwhelming delays of 177 days that Nicholson has called unacceptable.

Surprised? I'm not.

Just another sign of a job well done, right Cons?

2007-07-18 02:47:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-07-18 02:47:09 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Sometimes I really wonder what the Democrats actually understand about the world around them...

2007-07-18 02:46:08 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Daughter married a Marine by JP last month so after his schooling ends,Aug 9, they could live together. We are still going to have a wedding, Aug 19. I'm about to pay for the venue but I'm afraid since they are already married the Marines won't let him come home and instead send him directly to his duty station, 29 Palms and won't let him leave.

2007-07-18 02:45:28 · 4 answers · asked by rebecca s 2 in Military

The reason the US gives for not continuing with Free Trade talks with Colombia is the killing of trade unionists due to the violence caused by the rampant use of drugs in the US.
Americans drug consumption is directly 'financing' terrorism in Colombia.
Given the fact that Colombia is perhaps the only 'ally' the US has in Latin America, is this the way to treat a friend?
At one time or another, the US supported the Taliban, Osama bin Laden and Saddam, but Colombia is 'punished' for American 'bad habits'?
What logic is this?

2007-07-18 02:42:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-07-18 02:40:49 · 20 answers · asked by Brotherhood 7 in Politics

I have been watching Fox news on and off again for the last couple of years. I have found them to be missleading and on ocation to spead false hoods. I don't mean the standard Lib Con ideals bashing that happens. I mean realy factual errors. I accept that journalists are human and they on ocation make mistakes on stories. but the reporters (not calling them journlists because they just report they don't investigate) on Fox consistantly make mistakes. I don't want this to be a Fox bashing type of question. im serious. how can i trust a new channel that consistantly get the news worng?
Im not going to say if im a lib or con, a dem or rep. because it shouldn't matter. i want to decide what I think not be told what to think.
OK let the bashing against me begin

2007-07-18 02:40:16 · 16 answers · asked by nicholas b 3 in Civic Participation

My best friend is in Afhganistan and he called me yesterday and was telling me how he was missing the food,so i was joking around and said i would vaccum pack/ and flash freeze him some Jack..
- So i was wondering if that is even possible or allowed by the Army..

2007-07-18 02:39:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Very simple diffinition: Republicans support the form of government called a republic. Democrats support the form of government called democracy.

If you ask republicans what form of government is best most of them will say democracy. Doesn't that make them democrats? Perhaps conservative democrats but democrats none the less. Doesn't the fact that most of them don't even no the difference between the two suggest that perhaps they aren't very bright? I mean come on, the diffinition is right there in the name.

2007-07-18 02:38:59 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

I want my sister to come visit me and spend sometimes with my kids, she got rejected 6 months ago, I like your advice to help her get the visa this time, Please any advice?

2007-07-18 02:37:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Embassies & Consulates

2007-07-18 02:37:36 · 11 answers · asked by foreclosure help 1 in Military

2007-07-18 02:34:17 · 21 answers · asked by Brotherhood 7 in Politics

You better pick the right one or you could be fired. You can say the "n" word, the "f" word but not the other "f" word and all the others apparently. Why don't we just publish a list.

2007-07-18 02:31:57 · 6 answers · asked by psi2006 4 in Law & Ethics

3X I have posted a question about Jehovahs Witnesses and the Watchtower Society covering up alligations of rampant child sexual abuse.
3X my question has come back deleted. No known conunity violation. Just a fer Jehovah's Witnesses trying to silence this lamb.

Does this mirror what the Catholic church has done to cover alligations toward some priests?

Would anyone else like to speak up and bring those accountable out?

2007-07-18 02:31:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

can someone explain in simple english why us gov't went after iraq and sadaam instead of bin laden. what reasons did bush give as to why our troops are in iraq....once again simple english......it's like bush is just trying to finish what bush sr. couldn't do
why is the gov't spending billions on war instead of billions on its on people, children with aids, the environment.....i just don't get it

2007-07-18 02:28:03 · 24 answers · asked by sonia g 1 in Other - Politics & Government

2007-07-18 02:25:54 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-07-18 02:20:46 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

A. bureaucrats play many game swith the bureacuracies they work for.
B.government unit names are frequently change to alter the responsiblities and change the image of the units
C.titles of government unites are not standardized
D.the name department is reserved for agencies of cabinet rank.

2007-07-18 02:19:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

2007-07-18 02:14:15 · 15 answers · asked by Curious99 1 in Military

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protocols_of_the_Elders_of_Zion

2007-07-18 02:13:29 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

In WW 2 when the Germans counter attack in 'the battle of the Bulge" why did gen, Patton say " this would shorted the war" they were killing Americans We had them on the run all the way back to Germany Were their any saying let them be pull back?

2007-07-18 02:10:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Let's say if you are pretty sure that the department itself is corrupt and is not going to lend a sympathetic ear.

2007-07-18 02:08:23 · 8 answers · asked by Karasu 1 in Law & Ethics

Wouldn't it be great if, like John Lennon said, war was unnecessary?

Wouldn't it be great if we left Iraq and the terrorists just left us alone, forever? Or if the war really WAS for oil profits, and we don't have to worry about a terrorist threat?

Wouldn't it be great if we could just reason with criminals, and then let them back on the street and not have to worry about repeat offenders?

Wouldn't it be great if illicit drugs really caused no social problems, and we could legalize them and enjoy them?

Wouldn't it be great if people would not get on welfare just because they were too lazy to get a job?

Wouldn't it be great if teaching our children about safe sex wouldn't encourage them to have more of it? Or even better, wouldn’t it be great if we could all have all the sex we wanted without worrying about STD’s or unwanted pregnancies?

Wouldn’t it be great if an abortion did not end a human life?

Wouldn't it be great if we could have government-sponsored health care without shoddy doctors like Cuba or 18 week waits like Canada?
http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/shared/readmore.asp?sNav=pb&id=801

Wouldn't it be great if we really could make handguns illegal without worrying about criminals getting them illegally?

Libs have some REALLY great ideas, don’t they? Wouldn’t it be great if the world really worked that way? And I AM being serious, I REALLY wish it were that easy!

2007-07-18 02:06:16 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

If so , then what is your candidates 'Comprehensive Plan' ?


If you don't believe a candidate should have a comprehensive plan, the please do enlighten the rest of us as to your magical logic .
Thank you .

2007-07-18 02:05:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I think so. I know I will.

2007-07-18 02:04:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Are these people crazy? What are they thinking?
Don't they know what she's gonna do to the US and to the world?
Why isn't Obama or Richardson the leading candidate?

2007-07-18 02:04:29 · 5 answers · asked by I hate Hillary Clinton 6 in Elections

Is it just me or is being pro-active the way to go? Do you people who say that (and it's all over these forums) really want to wait until we are attacked before attacking someone? The best defense is a good offense.

2007-07-18 02:00:26 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

party that people make into "questions" for the sake of insulting someone? Seriously. Grow up people.

2007-07-18 01:59:26 · 2 answers · asked by Jennifer 3 in Politics

1. George Bush
2. Dick Cheney
3. Condi Rice
4. The cowards will avoid combat like the plague.

2007-07-18 01:59:22 · 2 answers · asked by Darth Vader 6 in Politics

about importing drugs with the recent recalls we've had in other products like pet food and toothpaste? Do you think imported drugs will be better? Also, people say that they are cheaper, but if we start importing them the supply will go down and the demand will go up so wouldn't the price increase then too?

2007-07-18 01:56:52 · 6 answers · asked by civil_av8r 7 in Politics