There is no doubt in my mind there have been major failings in parts of the VA system. There is also no doubt in my mind that neither Obama nor Shinseki are at fault.

Everyone I know who avails themselves of the local VA facilities are uniformly pleased. From what I've seen, and that's a bit, the care is superb, absolutely excellent, with no expense spared.

And I've seen veterans "game" the system, over and over and over. Anything to increase their benefits is done, and they have organizations and attorneys who specialize in getting benefits increased. Non service connected disabilities somehow find a service connection. People expect and get the VA to raise them simply because they were drafted for a couple of years. The VA winds up responsible for everything.

I trust Obama and I trust Shinseki. If there are areas which failed vets, and I have no doubt there were, it was because they, too, were "gamed". Fix what's broken but don't throw the babies out with the bath water.

Hell, given a chance Bush would have turned those parts of the VA over to Halliburton and passed a law saying that any malfeasance could not be prosecuted.