tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post7290667580511235074..comments2024-03-28T03:48:02.573-07:00Comments on The Reno Dispatch: ANALYSIS: Has the Obama Administration Been Good or Bad for Veterans?Jamie Renohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07503392544496379634noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-40940406764052785542019-10-23T18:15:27.456-07:002019-10-23T18:15:27.456-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.JannethManaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194872079659498042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-82159985574041991302017-01-26T11:05:16.057-08:002017-01-26T11:05:16.057-08:00You have no idea what you are talking about. In fa...You have no idea what you are talking about. In fact, the Democrats several times over the last eight years blocked Republican efforts to cut benefits for veterans. Get your facts straight or keep off my news blog. Jamie Renohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503392544496379634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-78065950111234262982017-01-25T23:45:11.079-08:002017-01-25T23:45:11.079-08:00Trump might be the answer to this one.That man act...Trump might be the answer to this one.That man actually does what he says.Miss. Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071081258815830102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-5424062200968466722017-01-25T23:43:05.941-08:002017-01-25T23:43:05.941-08:00
Obama took pain meds away from injured veterans-S...<br />Obama took pain meds away from injured veterans-So shameful.He also took money out of there retirement benefits.<br /><br />ReplyDeleteMiss. Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071081258815830102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-12968235568634582882015-08-05T14:06:39.190-07:002015-08-05T14:06:39.190-07:00I research these topics almost daily. My difficul...I research these topics almost daily. My difficulty is comparing...bush to obama. Can't seem to find anything bush did. I think obama has done more than any prez. He is not getting enough credit, maybe because there is so much yet to be done. I wouldn't definitely give obama a higher grade. I am a vet and worked for bush senior.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14244760771074722992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-72014661669465565012015-04-04T05:43:11.749-07:002015-04-04T05:43:11.749-07:00I find it funny that everyone wants to blame every...I find it funny that everyone wants to blame everyone else, the sad part is it really is all of their faults. These administrations throw money at the VA but no one really looks at how that money is being used. Here in Montana we built a fabulous PTSD ward. Only have one problem, it is not being used because we do not have the people to run it, the people they had in place, they knew were retiring. Throw money at problems by making really great facilities, however, they are useless if we do not have the people to run them. Someone is getting rich off the backs of our Veterans, and the current and former administrations should be ashamed of themselves. Why don't they use the money wiser and hold people accountable? Here is the governments slogan, "We care, here is money to prove it, now shut-up" How much of the money actually goes to helping Vets and not lining someones pockets?Ernie Devlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-63004362430462929432015-01-19T09:52:37.275-08:002015-01-19T09:52:37.275-08:00absolutely right Gable, bola tangkasabsolutely right Gable, <a href="http://bolatangkas7.net" rel="nofollow">bola tangkas</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-75866317803662863602015-01-19T09:51:00.832-08:002015-01-19T09:51:00.832-08:00I agree with jamie.bola tangkas game I agree with jamie.<a href="http://bolatangkasgame.net" rel="nofollow">bola tangkas game</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-55102553457601722532015-01-19T09:47:22.424-08:002015-01-19T09:47:22.424-08:00I really appreciate the kind of topics post here. ...I really appreciate the kind of topics post here. Thanks for sharing us a great information that is actually helpful. <a href="http://www.bolatangkas.net.in" rel="nofollow">bola tangkas</a>Andrew Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811300816044237762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-86575476186115147012015-01-19T09:45:25.510-08:002015-01-19T09:45:25.510-08:00I have to agree with Asknod in large part because ...I have to agree with Asknod in large part because most administrations have attempted to erode veterans benefits in some manner going back to the Founding Fathers fighting with vets over service payments. <a href="http://tangkasnetagen.com" rel="nofollow">tangkasnet</a>Andrew Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811300816044237762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-54272356608562678662014-04-25T21:40:00.186-07:002014-04-25T21:40:00.186-07:00The VA is involved in much more than only health c...The VA is involved in much more than only health care, but the performance of the other departments is buried beneath the mountain of complaints re the failures in health care. It occurs to me that the civilian health care system is equally unable to satisfy the public. It appears that the medical community as a whole is not doing a satisfactory job in the eyes of the public, including veterans. What can be done? Most hospitals are operated on a profit-making basis, and in health care that means denying care to people who can't pay, unless some public entity or insurance company assumes responsibility. For veterans, many of whom are not well off, the VA's Health Administration is the only viable venue for health care, especially for problems related to the years of service. Yet many are being stalled when they apply for medical benefits. Is it because the VA is unwilling to admit it lacks the facilities to handle the load? Is congress unwilling to raise taxes to fund a larger budget? Or are the various medical specialties within the VA unable to agree on diagnoses, especially on controversial subjects such as Agent Orange and Gulf War Syndrome? According to the VA, about a quarter of the U.S. population is potentially eligible for VA benefits and services because they are veterans, family members or survivors of veterans. To cope with these numbers the VA (as of 2008) employs 278,565 persons (the only larger Federal workforce is the Department of Defense), of which 247,113 are in the Veterans Health Administration. The rest are divided between Veterans Benefits, National Cemetary System.Veterans Canteen Service and the Revolving Supply Fund, while almost 10,000 are scattered through various staff and facilities offices. One would think that there are enough people in the VA, but the organization is at fault. The White House alone cannot alter the situation -- what is required is a concerted effort by the Congress and the Administration, which obviously is impossible in today's partisan warfare. As usual, the veterans who need help the most have become the victims of heedless politicians more concerned with party agendas.Richard Hofackerhttp://comcast.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-35682296509428115522014-03-31T20:25:46.576-07:002014-03-31T20:25:46.576-07:00exactly what is your point? both wars were already...exactly what is your point? both wars were already underway when obama was elected. Jamie Renohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503392544496379634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-63693973836212901022014-03-31T20:10:07.250-07:002014-03-31T20:10:07.250-07:00As we went from one president to another, we were ...As we went from one president to another, we were also going from one war to another. Bush's Iraqi casualty list compared to Obama's Afghanistan list....look it up. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-115894719041367622013-12-20T08:31:39.533-08:002013-12-20T08:31:39.533-08:00Recruiters as well as recruiters will certainly ac...Recruiters as well as recruiters will certainly acquire a ton regarding purposes for every single <a href="http://administrative.zjob4u.com/a/jobs/find-jobs" rel="nofollow">Jobs administrative</a>, so one of these are not able to pay for to take the time to study every single CONTINUE complete.Ruzen Shaikhhttp://administrative.zjob4u.com/a/jobs/find-jobsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-89333419644954673172013-10-15T07:33:28.168-07:002013-10-15T07:33:28.168-07:00This shocked and angered many veteran advocates wh...This shocked and angered many veteran advocates who speak out for the 250,000 Gulf War veterans who've still not yet been treated for Gulf War Illness <a href="http://bolatangkas.asia" rel="nofollow">bolatangkas.asia</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872283744329179847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-8461456913699471132013-09-08T15:10:19.637-07:002013-09-08T15:10:19.637-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.ovei bardhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12089276223078471440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-28388505243838052822013-08-19T19:50:13.102-07:002013-08-19T19:50:13.102-07:00Jamie, and I'm certainly not trying to be disr...Jamie, and I'm certainly not trying to be disrespectful or start a fight here. I guess your response really proved my point, though. The title of the article was "Has the Obama Administration been Good or Bad for Veterans?" not "Has the Obama Administration Done a Better Job for Veterans than that Horrible Bush Administration Did?" I'm just looking for a little honesty in advertising for your headline. I don't like to get suckered into a debate about one thing when I thought I was going to read an analysis about something else.<br /><br />You didn't make any of those supporting points in your original article, just your statements I mentioned in my original comment. The VA certainly had its share of problems under the Bush administration. But nice carpets and floor tiles haven't fixed many of the underlying problems still faced by veterans at many of the VAMCs. The lost computer files pale in comparison to the problems at the VBA, the problems in the ORD and the OPH with all the politics, infighting, self-centered control of billions of dollars of research money going to insiders' own personal pet projects instead of where it's really needed, or how Secretary Shinseki, who I truly believed was going to fix this place, and his new Chief of Staff have now defied the will of Congress and caused grave damage to the hopes of hundreds of thousands of sick and dying Gulf War veterans, myself among them, by gutting the charter and body of the RAC GWVI.<br /><br />So a debate about the relative efficacy of the two administrations and their support of the VA would be a challenging one, without a doubt. I'm sure they both have strengths and weaknesses. My only real comment was I didn't think the article focused on the original premise of the title without throwing in this understory of the comparison of the two administrations, which I felt was gratuitous and not very even-handed in terms of facts.<br /><br />Seriously, though, it was only my opinion and thought upon reading the article, and I wasn't trying to sharpshoot you or start a battle or anything. I know what it takes to put yourself out there in writing and I respect that, and hope this can be seen as a dialogue, and not an argument, if that's acceptable to you.Dr. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266588818874866486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-31841912712499168332013-08-19T10:45:39.235-07:002013-08-19T10:45:39.235-07:00This B.S. has been goin on sense before the Nam wa...This B.S. has been goin on sense before the Nam war. My Dad a WW2 Vet can no longer go to the V.A. hospital cuz of the co-pay. I owe the V.A. bunch of money on co-pay and haven't paid them a penny. Why? because they promised me that all my medical needs would be taken care of for as long as I live. THEY LIED..AGAIN! Now look what this Gov. is doing to our new Warriors who are coming home. All this Gov does is lie to the American people and what pisses me off is the American people let it get away wit it. We give our all and what happens? This Gov. shits on us! Yes I am bitter and I will probably die bitter. I tell my grand kids not to join the Armed Forces to fight for this Gov. BUT to join the Armed Forces to fight for the people of this Country. The Gov. can suck rotten eggs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-81925700892435049652013-08-15T13:17:53.299-07:002013-08-15T13:17:53.299-07:00http://www.mainjustice.com/2013/07/19/veterans-in-...http://www.mainjustice.com/2013/07/19/veterans-in-data-breach-suit-suffered-no-harm-government-argues/ Guess this happened under Bush as well. There are plenty of others as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-91965087957801992692013-08-15T11:55:23.616-07:002013-08-15T11:55:23.616-07:00Thanks Dave for that thoughtful response. Respectf...Thanks Dave for that thoughtful response. Respectfully, I disagree that I offered unsupported claims. I believe it is fair to compare the current admin with the previous one as a way to quantify whether things have gotten better or worse. As you have evidently forgotten, the VA during the Bush years - specifically under James Nicholson - was a disaster. And have you also forgotten the despicable conditions at Walter Reed, where Bush went, twice, to apologize? <br /><br />VA’s clinics and hospitals suffered from hundreds of problems, including worn carpet, damaged floor tiles, leaking roofs and cockroach infestations. <br /><br />http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2007/03/04/forgotten-heroes.html<br /><br />While at the VA, Nicholson defended a budget measure that sought major cuts in staffing for VA health care, cut funding for nursing home care, and blocked no fewer than four legislative measures aimed at streamlining the claims backlog. Current VA secretary Shinseki is far more dedicated to ending this backlog. <br /><br />Nicholson left VSA in disgrace after an electronic file stolen from the home of a VA analyst in May 2006 revealed Social Security numbers and other personal information for more than 2 million U.S. military personnel. Nicholson told Congress that the VA would offer free ID theft protection for one year to those affected by the theft, but once the data was recovered, the VA rescinded the offer.<br /><br />I could go on, and on, and on. Suffice to say, there are thankfully much better leaders at V now then under Bush. There is, frankly, no comparison. But as I have said many times, Obama, too, has failed veterans on many fronts - especially Gulf War vets. <br />Jamie Renohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503392544496379634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-41139532126861624062013-08-15T08:44:41.266-07:002013-08-15T08:44:41.266-07:00I have to agree with Asknod in large part because ...I have to agree with Asknod in large part because most administrations have attempted to erode veterans benefits in some manner going back to the Founding Fathers fighting with vets over service payments. <br /><br />Bush did a horrible job for veterans. VA was understaffed. Our military was under-equipped. Disabilities shot up threw the roof and that administration was well aware but did not fund. Making matters worse, Bush DID select cronies of government contractors to run VA.<br /><br />For over a decade, VA has been run by former Academy boys. Prinicipi and Peake both worked for QTC and that company now performs the majority of disability compensation examinations. Principi worked for both QTC and Lockheed Martin.<br /><br />Guess who just bought QTC? Lockheed. Now, Lockheed owns all the data gleaned from VA on these exams. I guess it will help them make better bombs?Benjamin Krausehttp://www.disabledveterans.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-76899518373712743002013-08-15T06:46:45.733-07:002013-08-15T06:46:45.733-07:00I thought your article made some good points, part...I thought your article made some good points, particularly about the forsaking of Gulf War vets. I did find the whole inclusion of all the negative comments about President Bush and his administration to be gratuitous and irrelevant to the storyline of Obama's own performance in office. You also made some unsupported claims like "by almost any measure, the situation for veterans and their families is demonstrably better now than it was under the previous administration." but then you didn't provide any "measures" other than your opinion or other subjective comments, which really aren't "measures."<br /><br />I had many more specific comments, but found out after I tried to post, it was about twice as many characters as allowed, so I just deleted it all. Suffice it to say I didn't think you supported your negative comments about Bush at all, other than with some single source anecdotes, like the lawyer who said he's gotten twice as many 100% disabled approvals in Obama's four years than in all 8 of Bush's two terms. With no numbers, that could be 2 and 1, 4 and 2. Maybe he just had twice as many good candidates for 100% schedular disability (those aren't easy to find, I wouldn't think). Anyhow, it hardly proves a Bush vs Obama VA measurement. And Anthony Prinicpi, an (alleged) thief and liar and purloiner of veterans funding, using the phrase "Bush-era pols" as if there were a herd of them out doing this, was the only thing "disingenuous and transparently political" in your report. <br /><br />Respectfully,<br /> <br />Dr. Dave Hatfield<br />SGM, US Army (Retired)<br />GWI Sufferer Dr. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266588818874866486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-10770212933544212232013-08-14T17:40:58.466-07:002013-08-14T17:40:58.466-07:00Let me ask you this Jamie you keep stating improve...Let me ask you this Jamie you keep stating improvements. I do not mean any disrespect to ya because I no your a writer. I get that. But don't ya think the best way to get a correct answer on this is to ask the disabled veteran how good things are under this administration. Ask the ones who are losing there homes waiting for approvals on the claims. Ask the gulf war veterans who have not been approved for their claims. Yea it started under former administrations. But what has this one done for them? They can claim what he has done for veterans all they want but ask the every day disabled veteran if he has seen said improvements. That is what will be the truth. Not what any administration says they have done. It should be does the disabled veteran feel the accomplishment they are bragging about. Just my two cents on this issue. <br /><br /><br /> Ronald Brown<br /> Disabled Veteran<br /> 82d Airborne DivisionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-53038510158928374922013-08-14T16:49:29.140-07:002013-08-14T16:49:29.140-07:00very well said. but i still stand by my contention...very well said. but i still stand by my contention that there have been marked improvements that certainly amount to more than "nothing."Jamie Renohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503392544496379634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781966654378488643.post-1144709931785951792013-08-14T16:05:18.187-07:002013-08-14T16:05:18.187-07:00Back the boat back up to the dock, Gilligan. When ...Back the boat back up to the dock, Gilligan. When has any administration EVER given us a fair shake in a timely manner. This problem goes back two centuries since the inception of the citizen warrior concept following the War of Independence(War of 1812), sir. I began my odyssey in 1989 and lost at the BVA in 92. DAV neglected to mention the COVA.Three years from start to finish. Nothing has changed other than the modern-day tenor of the denials ("We regret to inform you..."). Unless and until the hierarchy are replaced with true "boots on the ground" adjudicators instead of Geico-trained ribbon clerks, nothing but the speed of the denials will increase. asknodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963353051993384446noreply@blogger.com