where is his pen and his phone now? the sec'y of the veteran affairs in a cabinet level post, which means the guy reports directly to the president --- or, in this administration, valerie jarrett.

srsly, what is it with these paralyzed, incompetent people? the only thing they do well is get themselves elected and reelected.

Quote:VA report ‘extremely troubling’ to Obama

President Obama found “extremely troubling” a new report from the Veterans Affairs inspector general, the White House said Wednesday.

White House chief of staff Denis McDonough briefed Obama on the interim report, which found systemic problems at VA facilities where veterans were made to wait for treatment.

"As the President said last week, the VA must not wait for current investigations of VA operations to conclude before taking steps to improve care," White House press secretary Jay Carney said in a statement.

"It should take immediate steps to reach out to veterans who are currently waiting to schedule appointments and make sure that they are getting better access to care now," he added.

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