Last Congress Didn’t Investigate Walter Reed Because ‘They Did Not Want To Embarrass’ Bush

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sent by Sparrows since 1000 days 8 hours 11 minutes, published about 1000 days 6 hours 49 minutes
On NBC’s Meet the Press today, Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) argued that the Senate Armed Services Committee did not conduct oversight of the treatment at military facilities in recent years because “they did not want to embarrass the President.” As the new chairman of the committee, Levin said he will be visiting Walter Reed this week and holding a hearing on March 6.
tags: walter reed, embarrassment to bush
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  1. #1    This isn't totally true...DeLay and cohorts removed the prior overseer who was a veteran himself and stuck one of their own rats in who was just as cold-hearted about the vets as bushboy is to replace him (sure wish I could find that article...I saw it posted here)...so actually the last congress was just as responsible as bushboy! Wish Levin had put it that way to show the republiconmen for what they truly are...bloodthirsty whiney chickenhawks!
    written by partynut since 1000 days 7 hours 42 minutespartynut
  2. #2    Just like they refused to investigate and do anything about the allegations against Foley because it would embarrass them.
    written by cactusrose since 1000 days 7 hours 37 minutescactusrose
  3. #3    You telling us bush needs someone to embarrass him? Isn't bush the embodiment of embarrassment?
    written by Com_n_Sense since 1000 days 6 hours 40 minutesCom_n_Sense
  4. #4    The good ole boyz always cover each other's dirty butts...they are all in collusion...the VA hospitals have been controversial since day one...experimental stations to test new drugs and invasive procedures...they should take a survey of former staff who could not tolerate the way the vets are treated...or not treated...
    written by patnkansas since 999 days 3 hours 13 minutespatnkansas
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