Obama Promises to Fix Vet Problems, Bipartisan Pressure Against Executive Action on ISIL, GOP Makes a Video Game: P.M. Links

In North Carolina today,
promising to “fix what is wrong” with the government’s treatment of
veterans, President Obama
announced 19 policy changes on issues ranging from suicide
prevention to mortgage applications. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.), who
is up for re-election,
criticized the prez, saying, he “has not yet done enough to
earn the lasting trust of our veterans and implement real and
permanent reforms at the VA.”
“I do not believe that our expanded military operations against
ISIL are covered under existing authorizations from Congress,” says
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.). There’s a
bipartisan push to stop executive action in Iraq.
Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) called the abuse of power charges
against him unconstitutional and asked the judge to dismiss them.
In tangential news, Mexico has dismissed as
“absurd” Perry’s claim that Islamic fundamentalists could enter
the U.S. through Mexico.
Florida, Arizona, and Vermont head to the polls today for their

gubernatorial primaries while Oklahoma has a runoff. Ohio
doesn’t vote today, but Ed FitzGerald’s (D) campaign
has imploded, essentially guaranteeing incumbent John Kasich
(R) retains his throne.
As Ukraine and Russia met today for peace talks, Russian
regular soldiers were
discovered and captured inside Ukraine. “Wait a minute. This
isn’t where I parked my tank,” one said with feigned surprise.
Israel and Palestine have agreed to a
long-term ceasefire. Are you holding your breath?
The National Republican Senatorial Campaign put out an

arcade-style computer game. Your character is an elephant, you
jump on the heads of “taxers,” and then you wonder if this is
really the GOP’s best bid to prove that it’s “with it.”