Gates calling for accountability?? More on the Walter Reed fallout
Maj. Gen. Eric B. Schoomaker was appointed as the new Walter Reed commander a day after Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey was fired for re-appointing Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley to the commander position at Walter Reed. I personally feel Harvey was told directly by the Bush administration to re-appoint Kiley and remove Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman (who was doing a better job than Kiley).
Defense Secretary Gates is claiming that, under his authority, unlike Rumsfeld, people will be held accountable for failing to do their job. I find it hard to believe, considering Bush appointed Gates, and accountability is the last thing this administration strives for. Kiley blames the Washington Post for exposing the treatment of the soldiers at Walter Reed, and calls it "yellow journalism". Lt. General Kiley seems like just the kind of man the Bush administration would support. Harvey also claimed that Kiley was only going to fill in at Walter Reed for one week. Somehow, I do not buy any of it.
If the Washington post did not expose the reinstatement of Kiley and the removal of Weightman, Harvey would still have his job. Gates was embarrassed and had to do something; firing Harvey was the easiest thing to do. Too bad Gates could not fire Cheney and Bush, who probably had a lot more to do with this decision than Harvey!
Proving my theory is Brit Hume, who only finds fault with the fact that this Walter Reed incident makes the Bush administration look bad!!! Hume does not care about the conditions of the troops, he only cares that the Republicans look awful.
The only reason why Weightman was relieved of his position was for public relations, so the administration can say "Hey, we did something". The problem was the media caught on to the lousy decision of bringing back the man who failed Walter Reed to begin with!
Do not be deceived, Gates does not care about accountability, all they care about is saving face.
Ralph adds:
Actually, they DO care about accountability - when you allow the malfeasance to become part of the public record, you're held accountable for ruining the grand schemes of the Bush cabal, and are summarily removed from your position! Note how, as we discussed last week, they fired the volunteer who brought Mrs. Rumsfeld to the REAL Walter Reed, as opposed to the sugar-coated version her husband always saw. The Bush administration reserves its harshest treatment for the whistleblowers!!!
Defense Secretary Gates is claiming that, under his authority, unlike Rumsfeld, people will be held accountable for failing to do their job. I find it hard to believe, considering Bush appointed Gates, and accountability is the last thing this administration strives for. Kiley blames the Washington Post for exposing the treatment of the soldiers at Walter Reed, and calls it "yellow journalism". Lt. General Kiley seems like just the kind of man the Bush administration would support. Harvey also claimed that Kiley was only going to fill in at Walter Reed for one week. Somehow, I do not buy any of it.
If the Washington post did not expose the reinstatement of Kiley and the removal of Weightman, Harvey would still have his job. Gates was embarrassed and had to do something; firing Harvey was the easiest thing to do. Too bad Gates could not fire Cheney and Bush, who probably had a lot more to do with this decision than Harvey!
Proving my theory is Brit Hume, who only finds fault with the fact that this Walter Reed incident makes the Bush administration look bad!!! Hume does not care about the conditions of the troops, he only cares that the Republicans look awful.
The only reason why Weightman was relieved of his position was for public relations, so the administration can say "Hey, we did something". The problem was the media caught on to the lousy decision of bringing back the man who failed Walter Reed to begin with!
Do not be deceived, Gates does not care about accountability, all they care about is saving face.
Ralph adds:
Actually, they DO care about accountability - when you allow the malfeasance to become part of the public record, you're held accountable for ruining the grand schemes of the Bush cabal, and are summarily removed from your position! Note how, as we discussed last week, they fired the volunteer who brought Mrs. Rumsfeld to the REAL Walter Reed, as opposed to the sugar-coated version her husband always saw. The Bush administration reserves its harshest treatment for the whistleblowers!!!
posted by Minister of Propaganda @ 3/04/2007 08:29:00 PM
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