joining us now, bob filner of california. should also mention he's running for mayor of the city of san diego. congressman filner, thank you very much for being here to help us talk about this. >> thank you, rachel. an honor to be on the best show in television. >> flattery will get you everywhere here. you are a democrat. you're not one of these people who is idealogically committed to the idea that government knets everything wrong. why do you think we're getting this so wrong. why is this so screwed up? >> i just want to go one step further about how bad it is. people die before they get that final adjudication or may commit suicide. it's so bad that these things occur. and i think it's a bureaucracy that has been in charge for decades that doesn't want to do anything any differently. it's veterans groups who sort of have -- they drank the cool-aid of the bureaucracy. they say, well, let's just play around the edges of it. and they're afraid to take on the system also. and i think what's really going on, rachel, is that we