8,000 U.S. veteran suicides per year

source: "Democracy Now!" - 11/10/14

Why Democrats Lost

... because they have candidates like Mark Pryor and ads like this:

Translation: "I'm not ashamed to say I have widely-held yet scientifically unfounded views and their implications on our planet. I read from a book that tells me only its invisible author has all the answers. Thus, I cannot make any statement endorsing the policies or governing philosophies of my leading political party, which might be no better than the other leading party. I orient my life based on a religious book written thousands of years ago and this book guides me in my role in secular government. I'm Mark Pryor and I approve this message because it seems to be the most banal and spineless way to appeal to religious voters without really saying anything at all."