Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Shinseki Date:   5/21/2014 10:30:51 AM (updated 5/21/2014 10:31:27 AM)

Maj, not sure I agree with this although WOTUS canning anyone would be a near on miracle and there is no doubt he hates the military and this country.  Under Shinseki the VA beauracracy has grown dramatically and the issues of long wait times for our veterans is nothing new.  I am not sure anyone can fix this mess but it sure seems to me that Shinseki has not been up to the task.  

I worked for a company that hired a former general as its CEO and while a great guy, he really struggled.  He was used to giving orders and having them obeyed and simply was unable to adjust to senior employees who were also large shareholders blowing him off.  I viewed him as an inspirational leader but he was mostly ineffectual and eventually left for other opportunities. Maybe it was us and not him that was the problem.  He did have one of the greatest lines when discussing the company's past haphazard approach to acquisitions when he said, "We will no longer bungee jump off off the building before we a) measure the length of the cord and b) measure the height of the building".  That one comment alone earned my respect as the company had made a number of very poor acquisition decisions in the 3 years prior to him showing up.