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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

VA secretary: Disney doesn't measure wait times, so why should VA?

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald on Monday compared the length of time veterans wait to receive health care at the VA to the length of time people wait for rides at Disneyland, and said his agency shouldn't use wait times as a measure of success because Disney doesn't either.

"When you got to Disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line? Or what's important? What's important is, what's your satisfaction with the experience?" McDonald said Monday during a Christian Science Monitor breakfast with reporters. "And what I would like to move to, eventually, is that kind of measure."

McDonald's comments angered House Speaker Paul Ryan, who tweeted out Monday afternoon, "This is not make-believe, Mr. Secretary. Veterans have died waiting in those lines."

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12 comments:

lmclain said...

FIRE him.
Immediately.
That callous comparison is indicative of their total cluelessness.
Veterans die while politicians trade mild insults in a secure environment.
Doesn't hanging all of these wanna-be Nazi's look better and better every day?
Keep cheering!

Anonymous said...

The man should resign immediately, but I am sure he does not have enough class to do so!

Anonymous said...

He should be forced out or just fired. Idiot

Anonymous said...

FYI: Disney DOES measure wait times!

Anonymous said...

Some elected politicians know how to circumvent wait times at the VA. Just ask Joe Biden. What they say and what they do does make it seem like an amusement park.

Anonymous said...

Most definitely a circus scenario. My paperwork from claim from 2015 magically appeared after Sen. Cardin employee investigated

Anonymous said...

Typical liberal mentality...Fairy tale policies.

Anonymous said...

I'm with you Imclain. Multiple hangings are in order. More and more people are waking up to the treason that exists at every level of this corrupt government. There will come a day when the house of cards collapses and there will be nowhere for these bastards to hide. They will be hunted down and shot like the wolves that they are.

Anonymous said...

If politicians want to do something useful they need to listen to vets instead of each other and the executives. Get rid of the employees that don't do their work and hire more vets to replace them. They are a part of the system and understand how it works better than anyone else.

Jim said...

I agree... Disney DOES track wait times... hell they post them on all rides. It is also why they implimented Fast Pass. That guy is clueless and should stop down

Brian Dayton said...

Just another liberal idiot. It is par for the course.

Anonymous said...

Well my friend finally got his disability from the VA. Good you say? Now these same friendly people have him on so much medication he is disappearing before my eyes. You call this health care? I think it is a disability with a designated time limit. Tick, tick.