Breaking: VA Secretary Jim Nicholson resigns.
By on Jul 17th, 2007 at 11:45 am
Breaking: VA Secretary Jim Nicholson resigns.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson has resigned.
Nicholson’s primary qualification for the VA job was serving as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1997 to 2000, “raising close to $380 million for the 2000 cycle.” In March, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) called for his resignation, noting that his appointment was purely political and looked “like a Brownie situation.”
UPDATE: In February, Nicholson tried to downplay the number of injured veterans, claiming that “a lot of them come in for dental problems.”
UPDATE II: In today’s press briefing, White House spokesman Tony Snow said that Nicholson plans to “stay on until October.”
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good riddance. who’s the next flunkie?
July 17th, 2007 at 11:47 amIt only LOOKS like a ‘brownie situation’? Only LOOKS like it? And another one bites the dust…Maybe there is a God after all.
July 17th, 2007 at 11:48 amYer doin’ a heck of a job, Brownie!
Why is Chertoff still employed?
ask AIPAC.
July 17th, 2007 at 11:48 amSo he joins the “Heckuva Job, Don’t Let the Door Hit You in the A$$” club founded by Mike Brown.
It’s too bad the incompetents in this administration don’t just leave all at once, rather than piecemeal like they are now; that way we can rebuild the country right away rather than just having to put on an artificial limb every now and then to tide us over until the next one falls off…
July 17th, 2007 at 11:48 amthat jim nicholson is quite stunning… sculpured features…
what is that picture about?
July 17th, 2007 at 11:49 am…
Wow. Jim’s looking a little rough this morning…..
July 17th, 2007 at 11:49 amha! zooey…
July 17th, 2007 at 11:51 am“beauty is in the mind…”
Breaking: VA Secretary Jim Nicholson resigns.
Good, now when does the public hanging take place?
July 17th, 2007 at 11:51 amWe’re a great team, katy!
July 17th, 2007 at 11:51 amNicholson’s primary qualification for the VA job was serving as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1997 to 2000, “raising close to $380 million for the 2000 cycle.†In March, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) called for a resignation, noting that his appointment was purely political and looked “like a Brownie situation.â€
Heckuva job supporting the troops there, Mr. President. While they’re fighting your vanity war in Iraq, you pretend to care about them–but once they get home, you’re happy to let them lie in piss-soaked sheets in rat-infested rooms, as long as your RNC bagman can have a cushy wingnut-welfare job. Nice!
July 17th, 2007 at 11:51 amIf the government mattered to the people who currently run it, the replacement would be John McCain.
July 17th, 2007 at 11:54 amYa, know, if Bush/Cheney really cared about good government, they’d go ahead and start the transition to the next Democratic President now by meeting with Obama and Hillary and agreeing to the next VA Secretary.
OK, now back to reality… :-)
July 17th, 2007 at 11:55 amAccountability happens. Go Claire!!
July 17th, 2007 at 11:56 amthat jim nicholson is quite stunning… sculpured features…
what is that picture about?
…
Comment by katy — July 17, 2007 @ 11:49 am
July 17th, 2007 at 11:56 am* * *
Katy!!!! That’s not Nicholson–that’s Sen. Lindsey Graham.
GREAT!!!
July 17th, 2007 at 11:57 amAnother BushCO crony rides off into the sunset.
July 17th, 2007 at 11:58 amI couldn’t resist making fun of the picture, but seriously, Ncholson ought to be brought up on charges of SOMETHING.
July 17th, 2007 at 11:59 amGross inhumanity…..?
Ability to raise gobs of money = ability to run a government agency. Only in the deluded world of the neocons…
After all, it’s not like we’re talking about anybody important being affected by throwing a crony in charge — only injured soldiers, hurricane victims — you know, Americans. Now if it were oil CEO’s…
July 17th, 2007 at 12:00 pmbogtrotters,
guess they are all starting to look alike…
seriously, what is that picture about???
July 17th, 2007 at 12:01 pmanyone?
If the government mattered to the people who currently run it, the replacement would be John McCain.
Comment by DM
McCain has gone over the deep end imho
But yes, the replacement MUST be a veteran, enough of these political hacks that don’t give a sh*t about veterans and veteran issues.
And I still want Nicholson publicly executed for the deaths of Soldiers and Veterans under his watch. It is outragious what he did, and Bush for appointing a political hack.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:01 pmHow much of a gummint pension is this hackneyed cronie going to abscond with>?
July 17th, 2007 at 12:01 pmIt is about time! WHAT A LOSER.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:01 pmDon Imus was correct: Nicholson is a slimeball.
Thank you Mr. Imus for your public service announcements.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:03 pmWayne, the appointment of so many incompetent cronies who have served the nation so poorly must me at least a misdemeanor, if not a high crime…
July 17th, 2007 at 12:05 pmthat jim nicholson is quite stunning… sculpured features…
what is that picture about?
…
Comment by katy — July 17, 2007 @ 11:49 am
* * *
Katy!!!! That’s not Nicholson–that’s Sen. Lindsey Graham.
Same amount of make-up, that’s for sure…
July 17th, 2007 at 12:05 pmMust BE!
July 17th, 2007 at 12:05 pm#22 ~ My thought is that it rescues McCain from the awful truth that his Presidential bid is doomed, rescues Bush from the perception that the post will be filled by another no-named useless political donor or ass-kisser, and gives veterans the hope that the man in charge both has understanding of veteran issues as well as enough dirt on Congress and attention from the public to push through real change on the treatment of our most heroic Americans.
I can’t understand who wouldn’t want this to happen.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:07 pmIf scandals were termites, this White House would be sawdust.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:09 pmWHY CAN’T CONTURDS ANSWER??????????????
Funny how after four years of war in Iraq, war supporters still can’t answer these three simple questions:
1. How does sending our troops to Iraq, separating them form their families and loved ones, putting them in harm’s way, and keeping them there equal “supporting the troops”?
2. Why do those who claim to “honor their sacrifices” want them to continue sacrificing?
3. Why don’t those who bloviate about “supporting” and “honoring” the troops against an enemy they think threatens Western civilization actually, you know, put on combat boots and join them?
July 17th, 2007 at 12:11 pmWayne, the appointment of so many incompetent cronies who have served the nation so poorly must me at least a misdemeanor, if not a high crime…
Comment by RUCerious
Someone needs to tell that to Nancy “Now where is that table?” F*cking Pelosi.
Soldiers died from incompetent care, Veterans have been systematically denied their right to coverage, the list of crimes just under this crony is too large.
Multiply that through all the executive branch, unbelievable that people are not calling for their heads in the streets.
yeah impeachment should happen just for that alone.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:12 pmAnother evil one bites the dust.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:13 pmWha’ happened? Did Nicholson show up on a madam’s phone list too?
July 17th, 2007 at 12:15 pmComment by Heterodoxy — July 17, 2007 @ 12:06 pm
Great post. Osama bin forgotten is going to stick.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:16 pmAnother stunner!
Politician appoints political ally to patronage post! (how’s that for alliteration?) Opponents cry foul!
Yawn.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:16 pmSee? This what I keep telling you guys. If we had formed a pool and taken bets, and someone had put a little green down on Nicholson, they’d have picked up a nice chunk of change on this one.
We need a totel board, w/ odds on it. Maybe start a website, call it Who’sNext?.com.
These idjits are imploding one a day. Talk about burn rate!
July 17th, 2007 at 12:16 pmFollowed by a Posse of good guys with a rope.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:18 pmHe is a Vietnam veteran, a West Point grad who served 8 years of active duty and 22 years in the Army Reserves. He earned a Bronze Star Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Meritorious Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry and two Air Medals.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:21 pmTroops shouldn’t be getting socialized medical care anyway.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:22 pmComment by Heterodoxy
Let me take a shot at your questions, there.
1. Let’s see… is this one of those trick questions? As far as I can tell the only answer is: Because they’re liars.
2. This one is a little easier: Because they’re idiots.
3. Only one answer that makes sense here: Because they’re cowards.
See? It’s actually pretty easy, if you understand the Repub mindset.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:23 pmMore Rats deserting a sinking ship?
July 17th, 2007 at 12:23 pmTroops shouldn’t be getting socialized medical care anyway.
Comment by Patrick1
It’s not soicialized medical care, you idiot. It’s what they’ve earned for serving their country, you putrid liar, protecting your right to be a fool.
Be… the biggest a** you can be…
July 17th, 2007 at 12:24 pmHas this special interest puppet nominated ONE qualified individual yet???
July 17th, 2007 at 12:25 pmhey - i was serious… who is that woman?
from another thread, i think the answer is “fran townsend”…
eh? …
and, i just want to say, the comment by DM @ 12:07 pm
July 17th, 2007 at 12:26 pmis logical and reasonable… give it to mcCAVE…
poor guy…
More Rats deserting a sinking ship?
Comment by S.D.
Let’s conjugate that verb for you, S.D.
Sinking, sanking, sunken… there we go!
“Even more rats deserting a SUNKEN ship.”
July 17th, 2007 at 12:26 pm#40 - Comment by The Republic of Stupidity
Three out of three, I am impressed. Some people get it.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:27 pmTroops shouldn’t be getting socialized medical care anyway.
Comment by Patrick1
Do me a favor.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:29 pmWalk up to a group of veterans and say this.
Please, you deserve the massive beating you would get.
The worst Administration in History!
July 17th, 2007 at 12:30 pmThree out of three, I am impressed. Some people get it.
Comment by Heterodoxy
I was always an A student. And like I said, once you understand the Repub mindset, it was prett easy.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:31 pmPlease, you deserve the massive beating you would get.
Comment by Wayne
Please let me know when this is going to take place. I’d like to get a comfortable chair, a cold bottle of beer, some chips and guacamole, and sit back and watch!
July 17th, 2007 at 12:32 pmTroops shouldn’t be getting socialized medical care anyway.
Comment by Patrick1
Do me a favor.
Walk up to a group of veterans and say this.
Comment by Wayne
Patrick, please. Come by the office.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:32 pmHe is a Vietnam veteran, a West Point grad who served 8 years of active duty and 22 years in the Army Reserves. He earned a Bronze Star Medal, etc etc…
i love the copy/paste feature too!
but, after all that, he STILL f’d up the VA???
what’s that say?
July 17th, 2007 at 12:33 pmIts encouraging to see all of these slime balls leave but they are replaced by their clones so we aren’t any better off. Is it January 20, 2009 yet?
July 17th, 2007 at 12:35 pmMy tax dollars shouldn’t be subsidizing their healthcare. They should use Humana and Blue Cross like everybody else. Can’t afford insurance? Cry me a river.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:37 pmlet me guess, he wanted to spend more time with his family?
July 17th, 2007 at 12:39 pm. . . and my tax dollars shouldn’t be used to help Dick Cheney find out why all of “his” oil is under all of that Iraqi sand.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:41 pmGood!
Vets’ dental problems? Sure! Sure! Give us a break!
Will the TOOTH FAIRY come to Nicholson’s rescue?
This guy needs to be E-X-T-R-A-C-T-E-D from the Bush adminisration. Just yank him out with a string.
STRINGS are what this admistration is all about. Everyone is pulling strings.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:45 pmPatrick 1, you little traitor:
You must feel relly good after a day of posting here. You seem to have no morals, values, patriotism, or sense. However, you also seem to be driven by negative feelings and blind loyalty to your perceived betters. Your posts must provide you with some sense of achievement. Please continue posting your poorly thought-out opinions, as doing so helps us deal with other more serious, but far less deranged, political opponents.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:46 pmExcellent post! What nationality are you?
July 17th, 2007 at 12:48 pmVA Secretary Jim Nicholson resigns
Medal of Freedom ceremony tomorrow at 9:00am
RIP
July 17th, 2007 at 12:48 pmSGT Stephen R. Sherman
C CO 1-5 IN (STRYKER)
KIA 3 Feb 2005
Mosul, Iraq
Comment by Heterodoxy — July 17, 2007 @ 12:11 pm
Funny how after four years of war in Iraq, war supporters still can’t answer these three simple questions:
July 17th, 2007 at 12:51 pmThey can’t? Well go on, what are your questions, I’ll answer ‘em.
Q
1. How does sending our troops to Iraq, separating them form their families and loved ones, putting them in harm’s way, and keeping them there equal “supporting the troops�
A
It doesn’t. Those are the reasons why the troops need support.
Q
2. Why do those who claim to “honor their sacrifices†want them to continue sacrificing?
A
I don’t want any law-abiding, taxpaying, American citizen to do something that he or she does not want to do already. It’s his or her choice to enlist, but that doesn’t mean he or she does not deserve to be honored. In fact, that is more of a reason to honor him or her, since he or she does not have to sacrifice, but chooses to do so anyway.
Q
3. Why don’t those who bloviate about “supporting†and “honoring†the troops against an enemy they think threatens Western civilization actually, you know, put on combat boots and join them?
A
Some do, some don’t. We live in America, you know, the land of the Free! There are plenty of military enthusiasts who chose to train and condition themselves for this very situation, you know, putting on combat boots and protecting the American “Western” way of life from enemy threats. On the other hand, since we do live in America, you know, the land of the Free, other’s are free to pursue whatever may bring him or her happiness.
quick - everyone check the books - do inventories - to establish the extent of what he took with him - then call out the appropriate inspectors and enforcers - and give the vets his home address
July 17th, 2007 at 12:56 pmThis administration is so fixated on how ‘history will judge’ - the footnotes on incompetent ‘heads of’ being dismissed; fired or ’stepping down’ will be a distraction on reading the utter failure of this self anointed president.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:05 pmNicholson being dismissive by stating that most veterans came for dental appointments - give us a little credit for having some empathy/sympathy and knowing this administration is failing miserably addressing the medical needs of veterans.
He is a Vietnam veteran, a West Point grad who served 8 years of active duty and 22 years in the Army Reserves. He earned a Bronze Star Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Meritorious Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry and two Air Medals.
Comment by Michael
Link
July 17th, 2007 at 1:05 pmNot because I don’t trust you, but I don’t trust you at all and I never found any such info on him.
Soon only George, Dick, and Millie will be left in the administration.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:09 pmI highly recommend Jeff Gannon as Nicholson’s replacement.
If Brown and Nicholson had the necessary qualifications to serve in top positions, Jeff Gannon can serve in this top position, too. Why not?
Jeff Gannon looks good in a military uniform and even wears military boots. He says he served in the military. Yes, it’s a lie but lies are the credentials Bush is looking for.
This is a slam dunk!
July 17th, 2007 at 1:10 pmMy tax dollars shouldn’t be subsidizing their healthcare. They should use Humana and Blue Cross like everybody else. Can’t afford insurance? Cry me a river.
Comment by Patrick1
___________________________________
Oh. My. God. We can have a subsidized war, but we can’t have subsidized health care for the military personnell injured in that war, right? Patrick1, my tears are for the troops you don’t care about. The river we’ll just use to drown you in and allow it to float your soulless body out to sea where it can feed a shark, if it will have you.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:13 pmDoes anyone have any reason to suspect that there had been a break between JN and the administration?
July 17th, 2007 at 1:15 pmWar is good for the economy. Socialized medical care isn’t. Faith-based initiatives will take care of the troops, I trust Bush because he’s a man of God who will make sure the chuches take care of them instead of slimey libs and their socialized medical care systems.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:19 pm#62 You took the time to respond and by doing so only made a fool out of yourself. Lets examine your drivel.
A #1
It doesn’t. Those are the reasons why the troops need support.
Circular logic may work with the bottom 26% of the bell curve base but your Failure in Chief stated counters your claim wanting tropps to be there so they can then be home. Reference your talking point memo before typing.
A #2
I don’t want any law-abiding, taxpaying, American citizen to do something that he or she does not want to do already. It’s his or her choice to enlist, but that doesn’t mean he or she does not deserve to be honored. In fact, that is more of a reason to honor him or her, since he or she does not have to sacrifice, but chooses to do so anyway.
Transparent dodge. When they volunteered did they consent to breaking the Contract by the WH with extending deployments, changing stop gaps, multiple deployments beyond their agreement, and reducing time home with their families and cutting training? Are you stupid or ignorant?
A#3
Some do, some don’t. We live in America, you know, the land of the Free! There are plenty of military enthusiasts who chose to train and condition themselves for this very situation, you know, putting on combat boots and protecting the American “Western†way of life from enemy threats. On the other hand, since we do live in America, you know, the land of the Free, other’s are free to pursue whatever may bring him or her happiness.
I could do a dissertation on that drivel. Failure in Chief states we are in WWIII, mind your our civilization, our society is in peril but your arrogant ignorance is as dismissive as an optional choice as relevent to what tie to wear. You have to ask yourself is Failure in Chief lying or are you being played? We know the answer is both.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:21 pm“Troops shouldn’t be getting socialized medicine.” Give me a break!
What are they supposed to be getting? Double-CROSSed insurance that makes you BLUE in the face.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:25 pmTo Patrick1’s point — Yeah, it makes perfect sense to put our soldiers in a senseless war, blow their limbs off, expose them to chemicals for which long-term exposure effects aren’t known, and give them mental problems sufficient to deny them a good night’s sleep for years and years. Then send ‘em home and throw them to the mercy of the same health care system that screws everybody else.
I see a few possible effects:
1) Recruitment will be even more sparse than it is now, as more young people get a clue that their country will basically spit on them if they get hurt in the line of duty.
2) This would throw another spotlight on the dismal state of health care if discharged veterans cannot get the health care they need. Americans will be up in arms demanding a change — even louder than they are now.
3) Veterans with psychological problems will most likely go untreated, as many health plans don’t contain mental health benefits.
4) Eventually, some veteran with a severe case of PTSS will commit a horrific act of violence, causing many people to ask, “how could this have happened?”
On the other hand — if we DO fix our health care system in this country, guaranteeing health care for everyone who needs it, then we could eliminate the health services the VA provides as redundant.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:25 pmWar is good for AN economy, not necessarily THE economy and certainly not for the troops who are injured or die. Socialized medical care is good for the troops but not a money pit for the corporatists. Bush is more of a man who THINKS he’s God and I would trust him only if he would agree to be crucified.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:25 pm# 38 Troops shouldn’t be getting socialized medical care anyway.
Comment by Patrick1
Interesting point Patrick1 that I never thought of. While yes they “earned” the VA care by their Military Service. The care is government supported healthcare. In short a prototype for discussing universal healthcare.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:29 pmComment by Heterodoxy — July 17, 2007 @ 1:21 pm
It’s always easier for you libs to complain, than make a valid assertion.
Silly Lefty!
Silly, but sad and pathetic as well.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:32 pmGOOOOD. GET ALL THESE PRICKS OUT OF HERE AND START OVER. EVERY SINGLE FRICKEN DAY I DEAL WITH INADEQUACIES, INCOMPETENCE, THE SHREWDNESS, AND OUT RIGHT INSANITY OF THE ‘CHOP SHOP’.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:32 pmCould not muster an intellectual retort to counter the evidence and facts provided to dismantle your drivel? Please accept my apologies for incorrectly assuming you possessed the intellectual skills to back up your assertions.
Thank you for proving me correct while simultaneously embarrassing yourself. All you could respond with is name calling? Sad, truly sad.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:38 pmGoodgolly missmolly. Right on!
I’m afraid many vets will turn to alcohol to drown their sorrows, when proper medical treatment is not available.
Everyone knows an alcoholic should seek professional help, and make an effort not to stop drinking cold turkey. A dry drunk? One dry drunk is enough, and we all know who this person is.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:41 pmMr. President, yes it’s always easier for us libs to complain, given all the reasons the neocon agenda has given us to do so. And yes, it is easier for us to make valid assertions as well as conclusions because, unlike you and your ilk, we are science and reality-based.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:43 pmMy tax dollars shouldn’t be subsidizing their healthcare. They should use Humana and Blue Cross like everybody else. Can’t afford insurance? Cry me a river.
~Comment by Patrick1
Time to change your name. You will be reminded of that post forever.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:47 pmMy GOD! This can not be happening!?!
It’s not a Friday?!?
July 17th, 2007 at 1:47 pmSheesh. Who are the biggest idiots? Bush and his cronies? Or the idiots that continue to support them?
July 17th, 2007 at 1:48 pm#48 ~ I’ll be selling tickets, and programs
July 17th, 2007 at 1:52 pmComment by Heterodoxy — July 17, 2007 @ 1:38 pm
Next time don’t say thing like:
“Reference your talking point memo before typing.”
“Failure in Chief”
“I could do a dissertation on that drivel.”
And you may get a thought out response, until then, you are just another sad, delusional Lefty, so that is how I will respond to you!
July 17th, 2007 at 1:52 pm“Silly Lefty!
Silly, but sad and pathetic as well.”
Comment by Mr. President
I’ve noticed over the last few weeks you have begun to use these, and other, similar adjectives quite often as you project onto others.
Are you feeling the effects of a closed, obsessive and incestuous environment, that your subconscious recognizes as evidence of your advancing internal corruption?
Assuredly you recognize the inherent illness in the views and policies of the entity you support………
July 17th, 2007 at 1:53 pmoh, wait, sorry, I forgot, you don’t really have any views or policies…
(never mind………..)
Oops, that shoulda been #49… Duh
July 17th, 2007 at 1:53 pmComment by Raven — July 17, 2007 @ 1:53 pm
LOL!
Not bad. Actually, if you look back in the thread to #60, my initial response was rather civil, I thought. Only when he started casually saying “Failure and Chief” did I dismiss him.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:58 pmNot bad. Actually, if you look back in the thread to #60, my initial response was rather civil, I thought. Only when he started casually saying “Failure and Chief†did I dismiss him.
Comment by Mr. President
You’ve got a lot of making up to do if you want to start being “civil” suddenly and expect to be treated in the same manner. You could start with a full public apology for acting like a complete prat for the last several weeks, along with a promise to start acting like an adult.
That would be a “start”. And then you would have to take your licking for a while as you try to establish some credibility as anything but a jerk.
July 17th, 2007 at 2:01 pmAnd which prostitute was he fond cavorting with? It’s a Republican thing, isn’t it?
July 17th, 2007 at 2:12 pmHe was and remains a Republican sycophant.
July 17th, 2007 at 2:14 pmNot bad. Actually, if you look back in the thread to #60, my initial response was rather civil, I thought. Only when he started casually saying “Failure and Chief†did I dismiss him”
I wasn’t commenting on your modus operandi.
July 17th, 2007 at 2:16 pmI was making a simple observation, and asking a question regarding the possible underlying forces driving your drivel.
I guess when the cheese gets too rotten for even the repug rats to eat, they either turn on themselves for a bit of a cannibalization feast…. or they leave the sinking ship.
Either way, we get rid of one more rat!
July 17th, 2007 at 2:30 pmTHIS WOMAN WAS NEVER ASKED HOW COME BUSH STOPPED THINKING ABOUT BIN-LADEN……YET SHE LEAVES BECAUSE SHE WAS ASKED HOW MOANY DOCTORS TRAVEL WITH HIM AND HIS DIALYSIS MACHINE FROM CAVE TO CAVE.
CSPAN JUST AIRED THE WHOLE THING AGAIN…….
PRESS IS WAKING UP.
July 17th, 2007 at 2:32 pmMIKE,
Can you post a link? We need to see that.
The OBL myth is at the very root of this tree of lies.
July 17th, 2007 at 3:04 pm#83 Presnit, Obfuscate all you want, you failed to respond to the facts and failed to defend your position. As a result you will garner no credibility. #69 eviscerates everything you asserted.
Do you have the moral courage or intellectual skills to defend yourself? Obviously you do not.
July 17th, 2007 at 3:18 pmLemme guess…
…”It wants to spend more time with its litter”, right?
Caption Contest:
“The Republican Party is the proud sponsor of women who look remarkably like…
…Afghan hounds”…
July 17th, 2007 at 4:30 pmNot to burst your bubble but the VA does not run military hospitals such as Walter Reed. But since when did anyone let facts get in the way of opinions.
July 17th, 2007 at 5:45 pmJim Nicholson is going to run for the Senate from Colorado!
July 17th, 2007 at 6:04 pmThe Bush administration has become a cartoon for worsts. Brownie, Chertoff, Meirs as a Supreme Court Justice,(Jesus Christ) The advisor that tried to beat Target, Rumsfeld, Bremer, The head of the GSA, The Secretary of Interior, ……………and on……. and Nicholson. Not even close to a qualified individual
July 17th, 2007 at 6:32 pmResponse #96 is correct. You all and the media think Walter Reed is part of the VA. Wrong!!! Nicholson is the Secretary of the VA, not the Army.
July 17th, 2007 at 9:09 pmNicholson actually did well considering the ugly hand he was dealt. Believe me more scandals are coming (lost laptops with Vets’ personal info? Not just in Baltimore, ask the folks at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System about a lost “research” laptop!!!). Many VA nurses (including myself) are leaving the system never to return, managers and politicians are to blame.
July 17th, 2007 at 10:08 pmAnother one bites the dust.
July 18th, 2007 at 2:14 amIs Nicholson even a veteran?
July 18th, 2007 at 2:41 amCaption Contest:
“The Republican Party is the proud sponsor of women who look remarkably like…
…Afghan houndsâ€â€¦
Comment by big papa — July 17, 2007 @ 4:30 pm
You’re so right about the looks, big papa, but I think real Afghan hounds are probably more intelligent.
July 18th, 2007 at 8:11 amThe basic problem with the VA is that people like Bush have little interest in taking care of our nations veterans. Now, if there was a government department with the task of taking care of retired oil company CEO’s who are down to their last billion dollars, then you’d see some real concern.
July 18th, 2007 at 10:28 amPatrick1, I’m glad that there are A______S like you out there to remind me why I’m a Veteran. If people like you were put in the V.A. healthcare system for your healthcare you couuld really appreciate how your tax dollars are spent. Some of us 100% disabled Veterans cannot purchase healthcare insurance that would enable us to be able to see real doctors and receive needed healthcare. Those of us who have no other option other than the V.A. for our healthcare needs, often go without due to the incompetent doctors, that you Patrick1 have employed with your generous tax dollars. Put the draft back on and let Patrick1 get drafted so he can share in the FREE HEALTHCARE that he seems so concerned about and maybe just maybe he’ll get wounded and get to experience the pain that comes along with being a disabled Vet who HAS to use V.A. for their healthcare.
July 18th, 2007 at 3:37 pmThis WW2 Combat Vet goes to the VA hospitals often and there on the walls are both a large picture of the worst pres, next to him is this guy Nicholson, who many veterans have said to me, “It’s a wonder nobody hasn’t put mustaches on their pictures”. This Nicholson was a lacky, he sat by when Bush didn’t allow fotos of our flag draped returning dead troops. He was for this war judging by all the articals he had in the Legion and VFW magazines that support this fiasco for it’s membership. Too bad for us veterans, Bush still has the choice of picking his replacment.
July 18th, 2007 at 3:37 pmwell, one good thing; we won’t have to look at that squirrely face on the wall, next to king george. last year nicholson wrote ME a letter, saying I was not entitle to my husband’s benefits. ??? I only wrote the them, as to WHY HIS BENEFITS WERE TAKEN AWAY–when he received them since 1965, and he is a DAV! I won’t have to give him the bird, every time we have to pass his ugly mug. but thanx jimmy, cause i did my own work, and got back most of what those creeps owed him, plus a raise. the va disgusts me, the way they treat soldiers. I say send the creep back there.
July 18th, 2007 at 5:16 pmHey, the Dukester was a vet, started the Top Gun school and all, but once these reptiles start to see seven figures, they lose it, and go from being a warrior to a thief.
Its an endearing Repig qualification for high office…
July 23rd, 2007 at 7:50 pmGood grief - where is the thoughtful, productive dialog that actually would contribute toward the betterment of our society?
July 28th, 2007 at 8:42 pm