It's only #derp if you're an uninformed asshole.

My VA position on 13 November 2011:

“@NYTimeskrugman: Vouchers for Veterans, and Other Bad Ideas http://t.co/S9syxUNk” keep your fucking paws of my awesome VHA, #mittromney!
— YGBSM (@YGBSM) November 14, 2011

This guy, @n8sebaka calls me out 2 and a half years later:

@YGBSM #derp cc: @NYTimeskrugman
— n8sebaka (@n8sebaka) May 22, 2014

But I've had serious issues with my VA care for months. This was one of my last VA tweets:

the VA is evil. i am done with them. i'll manage my care elsewhere. http://t.co/8vo0LbLr1n via @starsandstripes
— YGBSM (@YGBSM) May 20, 2014

It's only #derp if you're an uninformed asshole. My recent TL is unequivocal (and incriminatory).

Even Farhad Manjoo can change his mind

I'm the guy who long defended Amazon against charges it was ruining literary culture. Today I feel like a dope. http://t.co/RVqv2UBKxl
— Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) May 23, 2014

How the VA is Failing its Patrons

I've always been a fan of the VA. Their missteps in in 2007 seemed out of place. America loved thier veterans. But I have reconsidered the value of the VA. Here is my twitter rant:

1/ my VA PCM referred me to the psychiatrist. "you want help? i wash my hands" Veterans With PTSD Hit Pot Underground http://t.co/q8VblxeFk6
— YGBSM (@YGBSM) May 8, 2014

2/but i only had to resort to indica when he denied my request for a maintenance dose of klonopin for three weeks until my scheduled appt.
— YGBSM (@YGBSM) May 8, 2014

3/requested maintenance dose the day of the scheduling appointment "i'm running out; just need maintenance prescription until i see you"
— YGBSM (@YGBSM) May 8, 2014

4/denied. with no courtesy call back. "sorry, but we can't b'cause we have so many no shows after refilling narcotic meds."
— YGBSM (@YGBSM) May 8, 2014

5/never missed a VA appointment. never cancelled a VA appointment. never rescheduled a VA appointment. always 15 minutes early.
— YGBSM (@YGBSM) May 8, 2014

6/spent two weeks waiting for the drug that kept me on an even keel. it never arrived. what was i supposed to do? find an alternative.
— YGBSM (@YGBSM) May 8, 2014

7/that alternative was a small dose of organically farmed indica for a week to keep me on an even keel. and for that, i am a pariah.
— YGBSM (@YGBSM) May 8, 2014

8/my experience is what is wrong with the VA. slow. plodding. bloated. misguided. failure of leadership. program > beneficiaries
— YGBSM (@YGBSM) May 8, 2014

9/although the VA is technically responsible for the care of my service related injuries, i'm moving to tricare. copays be damned.
— YGBSM (@YGBSM) May 8, 2014

10/the VA does good things, but from my vantage point, they have failed me. and they fail a lot of veterans with bureaucratic roadblocks.
— YGBSM (@YGBSM) May 8, 2014