The Scandal at the VA Is Real, and Obama Is Ducking It

VA Scandal

Democrats can dismiss Benghazi and the IRS as pseudo-scandals, maybe, but 40 veterans have died, and where has Obama been? Totally absent.

Published May 20 2014 5:45AM EDT

articles/2014/05/20/the-scandal-at-the-va-is-real-and-obama-is-ducking-it/140518-christie-shinseki-tease_is1idv — Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Up to now, President Obama and congressional Democrats had thought “so-called” scandals involving Benghazi, the IRS, and Operation Fast and Furious were largely behind them.

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The Scandal at the VA Is Real, and Obama Is Ducking It

Democrats can dismiss Benghazi and the IRS as pseudo-scandals, maybe, but 40 veterans have died, and where has Obama been? Totally absent.

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