Breaking: VA Secretary Jim Nicholson Resigns

Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson who had no veteran advocacy experience just resigned.

- via ThinkProgress

Breaking: VA Secretary Jim Nicholson resigns. Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson, who oversaw the degeneration of conditions at the Walter Reed military hospital has resigned.

Nicholson’s primary qualification for the VA job was serving as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1997 to 2000, “raising close to $380 million for the 2000 cycle.” In March, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) called for a resignation, noting that his appointment was purely political and looked “like a Brownie situation.”
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