is there improvement? do you feel they are listening to you? >> we had a good meeting with the white house. that's progress. we need points on the board. the suicide rates continue to skyrocket. unemployment continues to go up. the backlog is a million claims at that time v.a. people are fighting and dying, coming home in record numbers and we need pints on the board. >> the founder and executive director of veterans of america. good to see you. >> you, too. >> i am a supporter of iava as a an organization. learn more about them at iava.org. coming up on countdown the austere voice of reason that is glenn beck asking tea partiers not to dress up in a goofy way at rallies. coming up here, one candidate decides the way to voters heart is by stink bombing mailboxes. this year's elections are fun to cover and a little scary. in the♪ ♪ for a chain of supply, that's logistics ♪