Shinseki "resigns" (suspect, Obama, speech, administration)

[Kibby]

That was quick ..... he gave a speech earlier this morning and made it clear he was not planning on resigning.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has resigned. - The Hill

[legalsea]

Well, then, everything will be 'a-ok' at the VA centers from now on.

[Little-Acorn]

No real surprise.

And this will help take the steam out of any investigation.

Mission Accomplished.

[uggabugga]

no pressure there, i'm sure.

[stayinformed40]

He should have resigned. Sadly, the problem will not be fixed under the current, inept President.

The second in command under Shinseki is now in charge which will bring the same 'ole, same 'ole.

Maybe Obumme should look into the millions the VA is spending on office make overs.

VA spends close to $500M on conference room, office makeovers under Obama | Fox News

[hoffdano]

Originally Posted by Little-Acorn

No real surprise.

And this will help take the steam out of any investigation.

Mission Accomplished.

I don't think the investigations will stop. They will shift to the rest of the VA staff, and not be concerned with Shinseki. I suspect he was a good guy - but not connected enough to what was really happening. I hope and expect there to be other casualties in VA administration to come.

[18Montclair]

Well that should solve everything since the VA had zero problems before he came along.

*silence*

[AeroGuyDC]

Purely political. Democrats are running scared.

Plus, there is no such thing as tendering a resignation when you're Cabinet Secretary. In the Day 1 Welcome Packet, there's a resignation letter already drafted and to be signed by the Secretary to be filed away in the White House. When the White House wants a resignation, the President signs it, and the Secretary is gone. The Secretary doesn't tell the President he/she's resigning. The President tells him/her they have resigned.

The obligatory "considerable regret" proclamation is pure bull tripe to soften the blow.

[Little-Acorn]

Originally Posted by hoffdano

I don't think the investigations will stop. They will shift to the rest of the VA staff,

And be dropped from all media coverage, possibly excepting Fox.

[ringwise]

Originally Posted by hoffdano

I don't think the investigations will stop. They will shift to the rest of the VA staff, and not be concerned with Shinseki. I suspect he was a good guy - but not connected enough to what was really happening. I hope and expect there to be other casualties in VA administration to come.

It will only end when ALL of those involved are hauled off in handcuffs. What they've done is criminal. But it's doubtful anything will be done.....the WH will consider the problem "solved" and move on to climate change, or basketball picks, or some other such nonsense.