The New York Times tries to blame Bush for the VA scandal. Too bad the problem at the VA today isn't what happened “seven or more years ago.” It’s that the current administration had five and a half years to fix it and didn't.

◼ NYT: VA went after whistleblowers in a big way before wait-list scandal exploded - HotAir

The VA has retaliated against whistleblowers for years, reports the New York Times today, keeping the lid on a corrupt environment through fear and attacks on credibility. Despite whistleblower protections and a public commitment to transparency from the Obama administration, VA management intimidated employees into silence and punished others who tried to tough it out, including firing them from their jobs. Now that the ugly secret of rampant fraud and abuse have become public, current and former employees are speaking on the record to the culture of corruption and intimidation endured throughout the agency.

...But now, of course, the VA is focused like a laser on their problems. Right? Er … no:

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