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The resignation of Eric K. Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs is somewhat complex to analyze. Whereas many of the problems were strategically hidden from him by underlings, he was unaware of their existence. But now that the situation’s exposed, he might very well be the best person to fix it quickly, due to his knowledge of the system itself.

 

On the other hand, since he was in charge when the mismanagement took place, he’s also responsible for the result and therefore, resignation’s called for.

 

The most interesting thing to me, though, was the incumbent’s comment about the secretary’s departure. According to Fox News.com: “Speaking after a meeting with Shinseki at the White House, Obama said Shinseki had offered him his resignation."

 

“With considerable regret, I accepted,” Obama said. “We don’t have time for distractions,” he added. “We need to fix the problem.”

 

Now, reading those words carefully you realize they presently also apply to the entire nation, where almost every aspect of national governance is at its worst in history. And therefore, if Shinseki should go, so should the guy who hired him. 

 

Which leads in once again to Bill Clinton’s wife, another failed hiree.

 

According to Politico, a leaked chapter of her soon to be released memoir “unloads on critics of the administration's response to the Benghazi terror attack.”

 

She accuses her detractors of using the tragedy as a "political tool” using a “34-page chapter on Benghazi to rebut criticisms and rebuke critics.” 

 

Reportedly, she wrote, "Those who exploit this tragedy over and over as a political tool minimize the sacrifice of those who served our country."And also, “seemed to make reference to the election-year select committee being led by congressional Republicans, saying: "I will not be a part of a political slugfest on the backs of dead Americans. It's just plain wrong, and it's unworthy of our great country. Those who insist on politicizing the tragedy will have to do so without me." 

 

Furthermore, “In the chapter, the former secretary decried the "speculation and flat-out deceit" surrounding the attack, while apparently taking responsibility and describing her grief over the four deaths as a "punch in the gut."

 

However, the whole chapter seems nothing but empty words on paper.

 

Senator Ron Johnson, R-Wis., who has clashed with Clinton over Benghazi in the past, told Fox News in response to the book excerpts: "Sounds like a carefully crafted framework for a defense that answers nothing."

 

And, the senator’s exactly right.

 

That’s it for today folks.

 

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