What do you think of veterans as terrorists?

Leah, I tend to lean left, but I am also alarmed by this report, not only because my father served in the military on some level for thirty years, including active duty in the Pacific Rim, and the soldier's circle in a certain South Dakota cemetery is filled with my ancestors, but also because it was simply not well thought out.

Why would they single out veterans as being prone to violent extremism? They don't back up the claim with statistics and cite Timothy McVeigh as their single case in point -- a uniquely disturbed individual who was terrorist in an attack that took place 14 years ago.

I think this report exposes a dangerously naivety and willingness -- at the highest levels of government -- to buy into the Hollywood portrayal of veterans as disaffected, disgruntled, and damaged goods waiting to explode on a vulnerable homeland.

I still love Barack Obama and believe with all my heart that he has our nation's best interest in mind, that he understands its citizens who struggle and has the intellect and conviction to make change happen.

Yet, there are mistakes from his administration that cannot be denied. It's hard to say how much of it has to do with him. I was disappointed that he filled his posts with so many Clinton era has-beens or never-weres and I wonder if some of the gaffes have come from those choices.