Late Friday afternoon before the Memorial Day weekend, Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) penned an “open letter to America’s Veterans” in which he took several veterans service groups to task for being insufficiently critical of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki.
Burr accused the groups (with the exception of the American Legion) of being more invested in maintaining access to the secretary than with fixing a troubled health care system. He questioned why they haven’t called for a leadership change at the VA, and pointedly charged the groups’ leaders with not caring about the health and well-being of their members.
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Richard Martinez: a new voice demanding change
Richard Martinez will not be silenced. It is very hard, as a parent, not to agree with this man. I think that is what many of us simply do not understand. After Sandy Hook, what more will it take to have some sort of gun reform and some sort of mental health reform? Just what WILL it take?
His rage, sorrow, tenacity and determination seem to be the perfect storm. I hope he is successful in capturing the ears and commitment of America. Tech wasn’t enough. Giffords wasn’t enough. Aurora wasn’t enough. Sandy Hook wasn’t enough. Just what IS enough?
Mr. Martinez’s anguish goes beyond grief.
Todd Kincannon: How nasty is nasty?
Quote from Colonel Morris “Moe” Davis on Facebook:
While the former Executive Director/General Counsel of the South Carolina Republican Party wishes that I had been killed while serving in the military, Memorial Days honor the Patriots who were.
Who is Todd Kincannon? Kincannon is a blog/twitter troll who is the chairman of the Simpsonville, South Carolina Election Commission. He currently resides in Simpsonville, SC. (according to Wikipedia) He is one of the bad boys that mainstream Republicans distance themselves from.
