Retired Senator Bob Dole gives retired US General Eric Shenseki a thumbs-up as he arrives for Shenseki's full committee hearing on his nomination to be Veterans Affairs Secretary on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 14, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

Retired Senator Bob Dole gives retired US General Eric Shenseki a thumbs-up as he arrives for Shenseki's full committee hearing on his nomination to be Veterans Affairs Secretary on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 14, 2009.

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