Walter Reed
Don't necessarly agree with the whole article, but some "food for thought". Still think the buck stops with ths CO.
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"Democrats have leapt on reports of mold, rats and bureaucratic hurdles at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as further proof of President George Bush's failed war policies. To the contrary, the problems at Walter Reed are further proof of the Democrats' failed domestic policies-to wit, the civil service rules that prevent government employees from ever being fired. (A policy that also may account for Robert Byrd's longevity as a U.S. senator.) Thanks to the Democrats, government employees have the world's most complicated set of job protection rules outside of the old East Germany. Oddly enough, this has not led to a dynamic workforce in the nation's capital. Noticeably, the problems at Walter Reed are not with the doctors or medical care. The problems are with basic maintenance at the facility. Unless U.S. Army generals are supposed to be spraying fungicide on the walls and crawling under beds to set rattraps, the slovenly conditions at Walter Reed are not their fault. The military is nominally in charge of Walter Reed, but-because of civil service rules put into place by Democrats-the maintenance crew can't be fired. If the general `in charge' can't fire the people not doing their jobs, I don't know why he is being held responsible for them not doing their jobs. You will find the exact same problems anyplace market forces have been artificially removed by the government and there is a total absence of incentives, competition, effective oversight, cost controls and so on. It's almost like a cause-and-effect thing." -Ann Coulter
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"Democrats have leapt on reports of mold, rats and bureaucratic hurdles at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as further proof of President George Bush's failed war policies. To the contrary, the problems at Walter Reed are further proof of the Democrats' failed domestic policies-to wit, the civil service rules that prevent government employees from ever being fired. (A policy that also may account for Robert Byrd's longevity as a U.S. senator.) Thanks to the Democrats, government employees have the world's most complicated set of job protection rules outside of the old East Germany. Oddly enough, this has not led to a dynamic workforce in the nation's capital. Noticeably, the problems at Walter Reed are not with the doctors or medical care. The problems are with basic maintenance at the facility. Unless U.S. Army generals are supposed to be spraying fungicide on the walls and crawling under beds to set rattraps, the slovenly conditions at Walter Reed are not their fault. The military is nominally in charge of Walter Reed, but-because of civil service rules put into place by Democrats-the maintenance crew can't be fired. If the general `in charge' can't fire the people not doing their jobs, I don't know why he is being held responsible for them not doing their jobs. You will find the exact same problems anyplace market forces have been artificially removed by the government and there is a total absence of incentives, competition, effective oversight, cost controls and so on. It's almost like a cause-and-effect thing." -Ann Coulter
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That's what "CO" means.
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Actually, you are completely 100% wrong wrong wrong. Do you fact check your rants before you post them?
Support services at Walter Reed are PRIVATIZED. Oh yes, that's right, PRIVATIZED. No Democrats or civil servents involved, sorry friend. You can't blame everything on the Democrats as much as you would like to.
Walter Reed awarded a five-year, $120-million contract to IAP Worldwide Services, which is run by Al Neffgen, a former senior Halliburton official. Dan Quayle also sits on the Board of Directors. IAP is handling the support services at Walter Reed, NOT government employees.
Privatization of support services at Walter Reed began in 2000 and was accelerated by the Bush Admin in 2002. You blame Democrats, but this mess was 100% the fault of REPUBLICANS. It was their decision to outsource support services to the lowest bidder, to a company more concerned with their profit margins than with providing adequate housing to wounded veterans, and a company run by friends of the Bush Administration.0 -
Last I knew, general maintenance at VA hospitals is a union job done by union employees. If it has been contracted out, why is haliburton mentions. Haliburton has nothing to do with this except it is a political buzz word for the democrats. 0
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