Shinseki to Vet. Affairs

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
The politics and poetry of this move are stunning. Again, this seems to be about competency--or at least projecting the idea of competency. That said, besides reading a couple features, I don't know much about Shinseki. I have no idea what this means, in terms of policy.

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http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2008/12/shinseki-to-vet-affairs/6383/