False outrage of the week continues

Now we know who is behind all this false outrage..... Where was all of this commotion when reports came out about veterans committing suicide because the VA did have enough people to process claims and take care of them? Where is it now? Whenever I read "issues" like this getting this kind of attention it's easy to guess there is someone behind all of them with a lot of power but not a whole lot of common sense, hell bent on some kind of power trip instead of being hell bent on really taking care of veterans!

Where were all of these people when Bush was President and the VA was turning away PTSD veterans? Where were they when the reports came out about Walter Reed? Where were they in any of this when their voices really could have made a difference and did something that would actually help the veterans? I still want to know who in their right mind came up with this being a slam against veterans instead of putting end of life decisions into their own hands the way lawyers do all the time with living wills and medical power of attorney documents so that family members can make sure people have their wishes honored. Looks like Spector doesn't think they deserve that kind of right at all.

Specter Calls for Hearings on End-of-Life Care Guide for Veterans
The guide, called 'Your Life, Your Choices,' was suspended under the Bush administration but has been revived under the current Department of Veterans Affairs.

FOXNews.com

Sunday, August 23, 2009


Sen. Arlen Specter on Sunday called for hearings to scrutinize a guide for veterans' end-of-life care which one former Bush official says sends a "hurry-up-and-die" message to injured troops.

The guide, called "Your Life, Your Choices," was suspended under the Bush administration but has been revived under the current Department of Veterans Affairs.

Jim Towey, former director of the White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, told "FOX News Sunday" that the pamphlet makes injured veterans feel like a burden, encourages the severely injured to die and should be tossed out.

Asked about the document, Specter, a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, said it raises "a lot of questions" and that he would call for hearings immediately.

"I think consideration ought to be given right now to suspending it pending hearings," Specter, D-Pa., told "FOX News Sunday."

Towey first wrote about the revival of the manual last week in The Wall Street Journal.
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Specter Calls for Hearings on End-of-Life Care Guide for Veterans