Yes. The committee met with almost all of the viable veterans organizations at that time. One of the questions the committee threw out was, “This is what we're thinking of if we have to go the minority route.” I'm not saying it still applies, but at that time the veterans organizations said they would prefer an ombudsman rather than a system that had five or six different members on it. The word “political” came into the discussion quite often. I did not make that point particularly, except to say that the appointment of an ombudsman would be considered non-political.
On October 2nd, 2006. See this statement in context.