how do you respond? >> dr. paul makes a lot of comments. it's part of his style. my father served 27 years in the army in world war ii, korea and vietnam. i grew up in a military family moving around the world. since 1979, i have spent 32 years working, start with the army's training and doctrine command. i served on the defense policy board. let me say something about veterans. as an army brat whose family was deeply engaged, i feel for veterans. we had a great meeting in wolfboro with veterans. i made a commitment in new hampshire we would reopen the hospital in manchester, develop a new clinic in the north country using telecommunications, and we would provide a system where veterans could go to their local doctor or hospital. the idea that a veteran has to go all the way to boston is absolutely totally fundamentally wrong. i'd say as an army brat who watched his mother, brother and