Democrats Upend Obama Scandal Playbook

“There’s a well-worn Obama playbook: Let conservative critics burn hot, put off decisions during a fact-finding mission, quietly set up a procedure that starts to tackle the problems. Count on his allies on the Hill to have his back. And definitely, definitely don’t appear to be cowed into firing people,” Politico reports.

“Not this time. Faced with evidence of the misconduct at VA health facilities and the political radioactivity of a scandal involving injured veterans, Democrats started rushing to get ahead of even Republicans calling for Shinseki to go, leaving the White House struggling to explain what the president was waiting for.”