National Journal's Ron Fournier takes a tough
shot at the Obama administration's truthfulness, particularly with reference to the current controversy over Veterans Administration shortcomings. See what he writes:
Before the Internet gave voters instantaneous access to information, including every public utterance of the president and his team, White House strategists could hope to wear out the truth: If you said a lie enough, people might believe it.
It's harder to BS the public these days. White House press secretary Jay Carney still tries.
About the VA itself, Fournier concludes:
He (Obama) pledged to reform the VA after blasting the Bush administration in 2007. Instead of getting better, the health care bureaucracy has worsened and become corrupted. Long delays are covered up and veterans are dying while awaiting care.
