Sen. Mark Pryor

Friday May 30, 2014

Shinseki Couldn't Outflank Election-Year Politics

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pauses while speaking at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans on Friday. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption

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It's All Politics

Shinseki Couldn't Outflank Election-Year Politics

May 30, 2014 • By President Obama's own admission, politics had a lot to do with why he decided to accept VA Secretary Eric Shinseki's resignation.