Extremism in the Wind

It played right into the left's sense of smug superiority. It played right into the right's paranoia about persecution. And it all happened too fast for anyone to have actually read the report.

The Federation of American Scientists thinks you should read it first:

Right wing extremism in the U.S. can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups), and those who are mainly anti-government, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.


From the DHS report on right wing extremism

And yes, DHS also compiled a report on possible left wing threats.

Although released after Obama's inauguration, both reports were commissioned by the outgoing Bush administration.