…The VA scandal in ‘military rich’ North Carolina:
So the current investigation of allegations of slow wait times and false record-keeping at the VA that is being closely watched all over is of special interest in North Carolina. In the midst of a tight U.S. Senate race, it’s inevitable politics as well as concern would be part of the reaction.
In a Thursday statement, state House Speaker Thom Tillis, who is also the Republican challenger to Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan in the November election, said: “Kay Hagan and President Obama both promised to create a world-class system for our veterans in 2008, but the recent VA scandal has made it clear that there is a systematic bureaucratic breakdown within the VA. It’s a national travesty that is creating a crisis of confidence.
…And the Washington Redskins:
Half the Senate membership – all Democrats – has signed a letter urging political correctness from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Those signatures include Sen. Kay Hagan, North Carolina’s junior senator who is seeking re-election this year against Republican state House Speaker Thom Tillis and Libertarian Sean Haugh.
The senators, who seem to always stick their nose in someone else’s business, have urged Commissioner Goodell to change the name of the Washington, D.C., NFL team, calling it a “racial slur.”
As for Hagan distancing herself from President Obama –just take another look at the State of Union speech. Every time the president made a declaration and the camera panned the audience, there was Hagan standing and cheering like it was the greatest thing in the world.
