Bush Lawyers Hide Elderly Abuse

Saqib

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Monday August 08, 2005 · 9:40 PM PDT

2005/08/08 · 21:40

WaPo reports that The U.S. attorney's office for eastern Virginia (IE: Lawyers Working for the Bush Administration) has effectively engaged in a plan to keep the abuse of elderly a secret:

"In April 2004, the U.S. attorney's office for eastern Virginia agreed to what it calls an innovative settlement with a 177-bed nursing home in Fredericksburg. Instead of slapping Beverly Healthcare with a big fine for allegedly providing poor care, it required the owners to invest that money in nursing home improvements, including hiring more employees and a consultant.

All of that might be useful information for patients and families considering the facility. But as part of their settlement, government attorneys agreed not to publicize the case."

I'm no lawyer, but if this is what it seems to me, it is an unbelievable political blunder for BushCo. Not only do Republicans have to contend with RoveGate, IraqGate, CoinGate and DelayGate.... but now they have a new scandal: OldPeopleGate....

We all know that old people vote in droves. This should be another thing hung around the necks of Republicans in November 2006.

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