The hand of resurection has been extended to the messenger the Bush Administration slew and General Shiseki is rising from the ashes of that sorry administration to answer the call of a more gracious leader who obviously appreciates his many years of proud service and his honestly voiced opinions. After the shoddy handling of General Eric Shinseki at the hands of Fmr. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and the Bush Administration during and after the Feb. 2003 Senate Armed Forces hearings regarding the Iraq war preparations, it is most heartening to see that Shinseki has not been left to moulder in the grave. President-Elect Obama's choice of Gen. Shinseki as the new Veteran's affairs Administrator speaks to his great concern for the Veterans of this country; many whom have sacrificed life and limb for a pittance compared to what a private security guard in Iraq or Afghanistan earns. General Shinseki has served in combat and having been wounded on the battlefield knows the needs of our Veterans today. I am proud to see the thoughtfulness that this incoming president has put into his cabinet selections thus far. I would also note that Barack Obama's choice of Shinseki further implicates that our new President is a man who wants to hear dissent before he takes a step into the great unknown of our precarious future. And to President-Elect Barack Obama and General Eric Shinseki USA Ret. and all other former and present Hawaiian residents, I say to you Shaka!
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4 years ago
Haha! What a horrible, funny photoshopping job.
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