Obama ‘madder than hell’ over VA scandal, aide says

The White House chief of staff said Sunday that President Obama is “madder than hell” about reports that dozens of veterans died due to preventable delays at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Denis McDonough said the president is demanding that Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and others in the administration “continue to fix these things until they’re functioning the way that our veterans believe they should.”

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“The president is madder than hell. I’ve got the scars to prove it,” he added.

The VA is investigating scheduling practices at its hospitals as part of a nationwide audit after rumors surfaced that a secret electronic wait list showed information from veterans that was entered into computers at a Phoenix VA facility but never saved. Dozens of veterans reportedly died while waiting on the fake lists.

The department’s secretary, Eric Shinseki, resigned on Friday, just one day after lawmakers called for more accountability.

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Larry Wayne Clark Sr. May 29, 2014 at 7:42pm

Obama is mad about the VA scandal, why did so many vets live is what Bam is thinking.
Christine Puliselic May 19, 2014 at 7:57pm

He's only mad that he got caught allowing more Americans to die.
Nick Leech May 19, 2014 at 6:54pm

Obama has problems with computers, and fake documents/list. His teleprompter sometime fails leaving him speechless....
Gregory Lesniewski May 19, 2014 at 12:53pm

This is because he is running out of people to blame!
John Thomas Dunlap May 19, 2014 at 10:38am

Oh I'm sure he is mader than hell ,that his appointed flunkey got caught cooking the books. I'll just but he can even muster a few Crockadile tears.
Robert William Metcalf May 19, 2014 at 9:16am

The problem with Gavernment Agencies is they are Government Agencies full of Bureacrats doing what Bureaucrats do, Dude; and blame everything that screws up on the Burracracy! PERIOD.
Robert William Metcalf May 19, 2014 at 7:55am

This scandal is just the tip of the Ice Burg in the VA system. Did you know that the VA has eight " Enrollment Priority Groups "? Each have criteria that a Vet has to meet to get VA Health Care. The " Enrollment Priority 8 " which has 6 Subpriority's Enrollment criteria. All of these has to do with the Vet's income. Treated like Medicaid, if your gross household income is above the VA national income threshold, you can't get VA healthcare.
Lola Martin May 19, 2014 at 7:17am

LOL, frankly my darling he doesn't give a dam.
Barry Wind May 19, 2014 at 6:06am

Okay folks, you got a barb that makes 0bama look in the mirror.... keep working it! He caused the deaths of many VETS get the word out... put it on Youtube spread it on FaceBook and don't forget to Tweet it!!! Keep it up until the elections and beyond!!
Larry K. Parent May 19, 2014 at 5:12am

I am posting our 'MAERICAN SPRING' URL,(LIVE from Washington D.C. all week!! on FACEBOOK, CRAIGSLIST, TWITTER !! Get the message out. BLESS GOD AGAIN ,A MERICA! Naples,FL.

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