The VA scandal is another example of the failure of "big government"?

[kentuck]

That's what George Will stated on FOX News with Chris Wallace this morning. Along with AMTRAK and the USPS, he said.

Of course, we never heard a solution to the problem with healthcare for our veterans.

Is it possible to fix it without the help of "big government"? I seriously doubt it. Are we going to fix it with the "free market"? How many deaths and how long will veterans be waiting without any government involvement?

It is problems such as the ones we have with healthcare for veterans that we need "government". Without government, it would be much, much worse.

Perhaps it is time for Democrats and Republicans to work together to fix this problem, rather than trying to vilify the President, whichever Party, and attempting to score political points?

People like George Will are full of crap.

[DonViejo]

1. Ben Carson called the problems at the VA a "gift from God"....

people will now learn the problems with Obamacare:

Ben Carson: VA Scandal A 'Gift From God'

-snip-

"I think what’s happening with the veterans is a gift from God to show us what happens when you take layers and layers of bureaucracy and place them between the patients and the health care provider," Carson said on Fox News, using the veterans hospital backlogs to criticize Obamacare. “And if we can’t get it right, with the relatively small number of veterans, how in the world are you going to do it with the entire population?”

-snip-

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ben-carson-va-scandal-gift-god

[okaawhatever]

12. As opposed to layers and layers of insurance representatives. nt

[question everything]

2. WSJ already opined about it

Since so many of us pointed to the VA, and to Medicare, as an example of how a government run health care works, they now use the opportunity to "kill two birds, etc."

[pinto]

3. And I just heard some RW pundit call Obama's trip to Bagram a move to "change the narrative" from VA

On effin' Memorial Day the President flies to Bagram (it's Monday Afghanistan time) and the RW jumps at the chance to call it a move to "change the narrative" ! Pathetic.

[randys1]

4. Hating America is a full time job...

Hating our constitutionally mandated USPS is something you have to do if you also hate minorities, as this is one of the main reasons they hate it so much, too many of them damn Blah people working there...



George Will could use a good slap

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. Serously full of shit

I thought the problems had to do with the increasing caseload due to Iraq and Afghanistan vets. Being Republican means you never say you're sorry.

[maced666]

6. The 'big' is annoying, failure of govt yes.

Since it was a fail and a govt program...
Throwing the 'BIG' in there is a RW buzzword used to envelope everything govt as bad.
Fail there, too.

[Chathamization]

7. Ideological schizophrenia: "VA problems are Shinseki's fault/VA problems are the result of big gov."

It doesn't look like anyone's going to call them on it either.

[angstlessk]

8. While private insurance carriers were increasing premiums well beyond

inflation...we have CUT FUNDING for the VA...whoda thought it would have an impact?

[1000words]

9. Perhaps Hillary will privatize the VA when she is President.

I wonder how they'll sell that shit sandwich.

[spanone]

10. george will is an idiot. the fact he is on fox news confirms it. mike wallace must be ashamed.

when you search day & night for a scandal...the gubmint is your best bet.

[COLGATE4]

11. Wallace is shameless. Charter member of

the "Lucky Sperm Club" and mindless cheerleader for Fux 'News'. His father is probably all spun out from spinning in his grave after watching his 'journalist' son.