[Shamira Aizza]

Originally Posted by ZASHAGALKA

The problems with Walter Reed were in long term housing for vets that had to be far away from home to seek care. Why not just let our vets get care, close to home? Problem solved.

~faith,
Timothy.

What? And allow the risk of our veterans receiving privatized care? lol.

I do wonder what makes federal jobs so secure...

[jyoung1950]

A-ha!! Makes a little more sense to me. Thanks for the information. And no, I've never worked for the fed's.

[pickledpepperRN]

Walter Reed not the issue

By Deborah Burger
Posted April 9 2007

There's another side to the ongoing scandal at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well as Veterans Administration facilities. The Bush administration's attitude toward our wounded veterans parallels its behavior toward the rest of our healthcare system: neglect, inadequate funding, and privatization.

It also illustrates a disturbing pattern of misplaced priorities, record spending on a disastrous war while our health care security for veterans and millions of other Americans is left behind.

For those too horrified to read the details, here's a snapshot of the administration's greatest domestic disaster since Katrina....

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opi...a-news-opinion

[ProudGayRN]

Originally Posted by spacenurse

Walter Reed not the issue

By Deborah Burger
Posted April 9 2007

There's another side to the ongoing scandal at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well as Veterans Administration facilities. The Bush administration's attitude toward our wounded veterans parallels its behavior toward the rest of our healthcare system: neglect, inadequate funding, and privatization.

It also illustrates a disturbing pattern of misplaced priorities, record spending on a disastrous war while our health care security for veterans and millions of other Americans is left behind.

For those too horrified to read the details, here's a snapshot of the administration's greatest domestic disaster since Katrina....

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opi...a-news-opinion

Yes space nurse you are right, as opposed to the democrats love for the military - wanting to defund forces currently in Iraq so they dont have the proper equipment to defend themselves..yes, i agree 100% we all know who is looking out for the military, guys you love like John F Kerry who recently called the troops stupid idiots stuck in Iraq.

Oh and by the way, I think people were uninsured the 8 years Bill Clinton was in office as well...explain please?