Why Dems Are Tripping Over Each Other to Push The V.A. Chief Out

So Long

Just like Kathleen Sebelius with Obamacare, V.A. chief Eric Shinseki now embodies the VA scandal. The longer he stays in office, the bigger the target on his back.

Published May 29 2014 12:25PM EDT

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Nervous Democrats in competitive races in November have found one surefire way to try to deflect the political damage from the VA scandal: calling for Eric Shinseki’s head.

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With the scandal over secret wait lists at hospitals run by the Department of Veterans Affairs exploding, Shinseki, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,...