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Old 02-05-2005, 10:44 AM
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Exclamation Honcho In The Hot Seat!



Jim Nicholson, the former Ambassador to the Vatican, ex-Chair of the Republican National Committee, a West Pointer and an Army Ranger during the Vietnam War, is the new honcho (boss) at the Veterans Administration.

Nicholson, also an ex-Colonel (Army Reserve), has been touted by some as not being qualified enough to head up the VA? However, it must be duly noted that a few who have held this post in the past, and were hired to the position on the basis of their (so-called) credentials, connections and accolades alone - ?Did One Helluva Piss-Poor Job!?

Some VA Secretaries were but vestigial figureheads, while others were anything but veteran friendly! And more than one who held down this position of grave responsibility, was at times, even injurious (mentally, physically, and financially) to many of their veteran charges! (opinion)

The qualifications of this Jim Nicholson seem to be clearly above board and noteworthy, even if being an Ambassador to the Vatican is (in my opinion), about as critical a position as being the ?Master at Arms at a Tijuana Geriatric Ward!?

And after all is said and done, the final proof rests - not so much in one?s (so-called) qualifications or connections, but rather in that person?s ability to ?Walk The Walk!? A ?WALK? that is not automatically acquired through position or ego alone, and one that is certainly not attained by strutting like an over-stuffed, bureaucratic peacock!

As far as this VA LOGO of "Adversarial Paternalism? is concerned: ?One can hardly be a ?Caring Father Figure and A Systemic Hit Man? - both at the same time! And the over-used, and often oxymoronic titles that are sometimes self-awarded within a few bureaucracies, are all too often, about as genuine and meaningful as a hungry mosquito camped out at the doorway of a skid-row blood bank! ?Chin Music Alone, after all, is damned cheap - it takes money to buy food, shelter, and longevity!? And above all, it requires a positive, can-do attitude, as well as ongoing, veteran- dedicated action, to really garner genuine trust!

The position of VA Secretary is supposed to be one of absolute trust and dedication to the needs and rights of the veteran community! And again, only time will tell if our bright new hope (Secretary Nicholson) can live up to the task at hand?

?I for one, truly hope that he is, as that would be (again in my humble opinion) quite novel and refreshing!?

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